Swartzia acutifolia

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Description

Family Fabaceae

The Fabaceae are herbs, vines , shrubs , trees , and lianas found in both temperate and tropical areas. They comprise one of the largest families of flowering plants , numbering 630 genera and 18,000 species. The leaves are stipulate , nearly always alternate, and range from bipinnately or palmately compound to simple . The petiole base is commonly enlarged into a pulvinus that commonly functions in orientation of the leaves (sometimes very responsively, as in the sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica). The flowers are usually bisexual , actinomorphic to zygomorphic, slightly to strongly perigynous, and commonly in racemes , spikes, or heads . The perianth commonly consists of a calyx and corolla of 5 segments each. The androecium consists of commonly 1- many stamens (most commonly 10), distinct or variously united , sometimes some of them reduced to staminodes. The pistil is simple, often stipitate , comprising a single style and stigma, and a superior ovary with one locule containing 2-many marginal ovules. The fruit is usually a legume, sometimes a samara, loment, follicle, indehiscent pod, achene, drupe, or berry. The seeds often have a hard coat with hourglass-shaped cells , and sometimes bear a u-shaped line called a pleurogram. [Carr]

Subfamily Faboideae

Mostly herbs, shrubs , or trees . Leaves pinnate or palmate to trifoliolate or apparently simple . Corolla usually, showy, zygomorphic, the petals imbricate, posterior (upper or banner ) petal outermost in bud. Stamens 10 or 9 + 1 (diadelphous ), not showy. Pollen released in monads . Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) lacking. [Carr]

Physical Description

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Swartzia acutifolia Vogel
2. Tounatea acutifolia (Vogel)Taub.
3. Tunatea acutifolia (Vogel)Kuntze

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –

Place of publication : Linnaea 11:174. 1837

Similar Species

Members of the genus Swartzia

There are approximately 298 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

S. acreana · S. acuminata var. platygyne · S. acutifolia · S. acutifolia var. acutifolia · S. acutifolia var. leiogyna · S. acutifolia var. parvipetala · S. acutifolia var. spathulata · S. acutifolia var. submarginata · S. acutifolia var. ynesiana · S. alato-sericea · S. alatosericea · S. alternifoliolata · S. amazonica · S. amazonica var. amazonica · S. amazonica var. cinerea · S. amplifolia · S. amplifolia var. amplifolia · S. amplifolia var. colombiana · S. amplifolia var. rigida · S. amshoffiana · S. angustifoliola · S. anomala · S. apetala · S. apetala var. apetala · S. apetala var. blanchetii · S. apetala var. glabra · S. apetala var. subcordata · S. apiculata · S. aptera · S. arborescens · S. argentea · S. argentea var. argentea · S. argentea var. flavescens · S. aureosericea · S. auriculata · S. aymardii · S. bahiensis · S. bannia · S. barnebyana · S. benthamiana · S. benthamiana var. benthamiana · S. benthamiana var. yatuensis · S. bombycina · S. brachyrachis · S. brachyrachis var. brachyrachis · S. brachyrachis var. colombiana · S. brachyrachis var. glabrata · S. brachyrachis var. peruviana · S. brachyrachis var. snethlageae · S. brachyrhachis · S. brachyrhachis var. colombiana · S. brachyrhachis var. glabrata · S. brachyrhachis var. peruviana · S. brachyrhachis var. snethlageae · S. branchystachya · S. buntingii · S. burchellii · S. cabrerae · S. callistemon · S. calva · S. capillacea · S. capixabensis · S. capparioides · S. cardiosperma · S. caribaea · S. caudata · S. colombiana · S. conferta · S. conferta var. conferta · S. conferta var. vaupesiana · S. coriaceifolia · S. corrugata · S. costata · S. cowanii · S. cubensis · S. cubensis var. cubensis · S. cubensis var. nicaraguensis · S. cupavenensis · S. curranii · S. cuspidata · S. daricuensis · S. davisii · S. dipetala · S. discocarpa · S. dolichopoda · S. duckei · S. emarginata · S. eriocarpa · S. euxylophora · S. fanshawei · S. fasciata · S. fimbriata · S. fistuloides · S. flaemingii · S. flaemingii var. arumateuana · S. flaemingii var. cognata · S. flaemingii var. flaemingii · S. flaemingii var. polita · S. flaemingii var. psilonema · S. flamingi

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Notes

Contributors

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Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2837194
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-12050
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 150638
• GRIN Nomen Number: 437163
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 322816-2
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 400670

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