''Swartzia'' is a genus of

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. It was named in honor of Swedish

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and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics, where it occurs primarily in lowland rainforests, but also in savannas, pre-montane forests, and tropical dry forests. While it can be found throughout the wet lowlands from Mexico and the Caribbean islands to southern Brazil and Bolivia, ''Swartzia'' is most abundant and species-rich in Amazonia, where 10–20 species may co-occur at a single site. The species of ''Swartzia'' are mostly trees, ranging from small understory treelets to large canopy emergents. Some species, especially in savannas, are mult-stemmed shrubs.

Fossil record

Many ''Swartzia'' fossils from the middle Eocene epoch are known from the

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dehiscent seed pods and 50 fossil leaflets have been described from the Warman and Lawrence clay pits in Weakley and the

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. In addition 6 leaflets have been described from the New Lawrence and Miller clay pits in Henry County,

List of species

More than 200 species have been described: * '' Swartzia acreana'' R. S. Cowan * '' Swartzia acuminata'' * ''

Swartzia acutifolia ''Swartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It was named in honor of Swedish botanist Olof Swartz and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics, where ...

'' Vogel * ''

Swartzia alatosericea ''Swartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It was named in honor of Swedish botanist Olof Swartz and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics, where ...

'' Barneby * ''

Swartzia alternifoliolata ''Swartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It was named in honor of Swedish botanist Olof Swartz and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics, where ...

'' Mansano * ''

Swartzia amabale ''Swartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It was named in honor of Swedish botanist Olof Swartz and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics, where ...

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Swartzia amazonica ''Swartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It was named in honor of Swedish botanist Olof Swartz and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics, where ...

'' S.Moore * ''

Swartzia amplifolia ''Swartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It was named in honor of Swedish botanist Olof Swartz and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics, where ...

'' Harms * ''

Swartzia amshoffiana ''Swartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It was named in honor of Swedish botanist Olof Swartz and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics, where ...

'' R.S.Cowan * ''

Swartzia angustifolia ''Swartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It was named in honor of Swedish botanist Olof Swartz and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics, where ...

'' Schery * ''

Swartzia anomala ''Swartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It was named in honor of Swedish botanist Olof Swartz and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics, where ...

'' R.S.Cowan * ''

Swartzia apetala ''Swartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It was named in honor of Swedish botanist Olof Swartz and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics, where ...

'' Raddi ** var. ''apetala'' Raddi ** var. ''glabra'' (Vogel) R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia apiculata'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia aptera'' DC. * '' Swartzia arborescens'' (Aubl.) Pittier * '' Swartzia arenophila'' * '' Swartzia argentea'' Spruce ex Benth. * '' Swartzia auriculata'' Poepp. * '' Swartzia aymardii'' Barneby * '' Swartzia bahiensis'' R. S. Cowan * '' Swartzia bannia'' Sandwith * '' Swartzia barnebyana'' Cuello * '' Swartzia benthamiana'' Miq. * '' Swartzia bombycina'' R. S. Cowan * '' Swartzia brachyrachis'' Harms * '' Swartzia buntingii'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia cabrerae'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia calva'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia canescens'' Torke * '' Swartzia capixabensis'' * '' Swartzia capparioides'' Klotzsch (unplaced) * '' Swartzia cardiosperma'' Spruce ex Benth. * '' Swartzia caribaea'' Griseb. * '' Swartzia caudata'' R. S. Cowan * '' Swartzia colombiana'' (R. S. Cowan) Torke * '' Swartzia conferta'' Spruce ex Benth. * '' Swartzia coriaceifolia'' * '' Swartzia corrugata'' Benth. * '' Swartzia costata'' (Rusby) R. S. Cowan * '' Swartzia cowanii'' Steyerm. * '' Swartzia cubensis'' (Britton & P. Wilson) Standl.—''katalox'' * '' Swartzia cupavenensis'' R. S. Cowan * '' Swartzia curranii'' R. S. Cowan * '' Swartzia cuspidata'' Spruce ex Benth. * '' Swartzia davisii'' Sandwith * '' Swartzia decidua'' * '' Swartzia dipetala'' Willd. ex Vogel * '' Swartzia discocarpa'' Ducke * '' Swartzia duckei'' Huber * '' Swartzia emarginata'' (Ducke) Torke * '' Swartzia eriocarpa'' Benth. * '' Swartzia euxylophora'' Rizzini & A.Mattos * '' Swartzia fanshawei'' R. S. Cowan * ''

Swartzia fimbriata ''Swartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It was named in honor of Swedish botanist Olof Swartz and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics, where ...

'' Ducke * '' Swartzia flaemingii'' Raddi * '' Swartzia flavescens'' * '' Swartzia floribunda'' Benth. * '' Swartzia foliolosa'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia fraterna'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia froesii'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia gigantea'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia glabrata'' (R.S.Cowan) Torke * '' Swartzia glazioviana'' (Taub.) Glaz. ex R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia gracilis'' Pipoly & A.Rudas Lleras * '' Swartzia grandifolia'' Bong. ex Benth. * '' Swartzia guatemalensis'' (Donn.Sm.) Pittier * '' Swartzia guianensis'' (Aubl.) Urb. * '' Swartzia haughtii'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia hilairiana'' * '' Swartzia hostmannii'' Benth. * '' Swartzia humboldtiana'' Cuello * '' Swartzia ingens'' * '' Swartzia ingifolia'' Ducke * '' Swartzia iniridensis'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia invenusta'' Barneby * '' Swartzia jenmanii'' Sandwith * '' Swartzia jimenezii'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia jororii'' Harms * '' Swartzia juruana'' Torke * ''

Swartzia kaieteurensis ''Swartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It was named in honor of Swedish botanist Olof Swartz and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics, where ...

'' (R.S.Cowan) Torke * '' Swartzia katawa'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia klugii'' (R.S.Cowan) Torke * '' Swartzia krukovii'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia laevicarpa'' Amshoff * '' Swartzia lamellata'' Ducke * ''

Swartzia langsdorffii ''Swartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It was named in honor of Sweden, Swedish botanist Olof Swartz and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics ...

'' Raddi * '' Swartzia latifolia'' Benth. * '' Swartzia laurifolia'' Benth. * '' Swartzia laxiflora'' Bong. ex Benth. * ''

Swartzia leiocalycina ''Swartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It was named in honor of Swedish botanist Olof Swartz and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics, where ...

'' Benth. * '' Swartzia leiogyne'' (Sandwith) Cowan * '' Swartzia leptopetala'' Benth. * '' Swartzia linharensis'' Mansano * '' Swartzia littlei'' R. S. Cowan * '' Swartzia longicarpa'' Amshoff * '' Swartzia longipedicellata'' Sandwith * '' Swartzia longistipitata'' Ducke * '' Swartzia lucida'' R. S. Cowan * '' Swartzia macrocarpa'' Benth. * '' Swartzia macrophylla'' Vogel * '' Swartzia macrosema'' Harms * '' Swartzia macrostachya'' Benth. * '' Swartzia magdalenae'' Britton & Killip * '' Swartzia maguirei'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia manausensis'' Torke * '' Swartzia mangabalensis'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia maquenqueana'' N.Zamora & D.Solano * '' Swartzia martii'' Eichler * '' Swartzia mazaganensis'' Ledoux * '' Swartzia mexicana'' M. Sousa & R. Grether * '' Swartzia micrantha'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia microcarpa'' Benth. * '' Swartzia microstylis'' * '' Swartzia monachiana'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia mucronifera'' R. S. Cowan * '' Swartzia multijuga'' Vogel * '' Swartzia multijuga'' * '' Swartzia mutisii'' * '' Swartzia myrtifolia'' Sm. ** var. ''elegans'' (Schott) R. S. Cowan ** var. ''myrtifolia'' Sm. * '' Swartzia nicaraguensis'' * '' Swartzia nuda'' Schery * ''

Swartzia oblanceolata ''Swartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It was named in honor of Swedish botanist Olof Swartz and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics, where ...

'' Sandwith * '' Swartzia oblata'' R. S. Cowan * '' Swartzia oblonga'' Benth. * '' Swartzia obscura'' Huber * '' Swartzia oedipus'' Barneby * '' Swartzia oraria'' R. S. Cowan * ''

Swartzia oriximinaensis ''Swartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It was named in honor of Sweden, Swedish botanist Olof Swartz and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics ...

'' R. S. Cowan * '' Swartzia oscarpintoana'' Pipoly & Rudas * '' Swartzia pachyphylla'' Harms * '' Swartzia palustris'' Barneby * '' Swartzia panacoco'' (Aubl.) R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia parvifolia'' Schery * '' Swartzia parvipetala'' (R.S.Cowan) Mansano * '' Swartzia pendula'' Benth. * '' Swartzia pernitida'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia peruviana'' (R.S.Cowan) Torke * ''

Swartzia phaneroptera ''Swartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It was named in honor of Swedish botanist Olof Swartz and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics, where ...

'' Standl. * '' Swartzia piarensis'' R. S. Cowan * '' Swartzia pickelii'' Ducke * '' Swartzia picramnioides'' Standl. & L.O.Williams ex Torke & N.Zamora * '' Swartzia picta'' Benth. * '' Swartzia pilulifera'' Benth. * '' Swartzia pinheiroana'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia pinnata'' (Vahl) Willd. * '' Swartzia pittieri'' Schery * '' Swartzia polita'' (R.S.Cowan) Torke * '' Swartzia polyphylla'' DC. * '' Swartzia prancei'' Torke & Mansano * '' Swartzia prolata'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia psilonema'' * '' Swartzia racemosa'' Benth. * '' Swartzia radiale'' * '' Swartzia ramiflora'' Torke * '' Swartzia recurva'' Poepp. * '' Swartzia rediviva'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia remigera'' Amshoff * '' Swartzia reticulata'' Ducke * '' Swartzia riedelii'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia robiniifolia'' Vogel * '' Swartzia roraimae'' Sandwith * '' Swartzia rosea'' Mart. ex Benth. * '' Swartzia rugosa'' * '' Swartzia santanderensis'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia schomburgkii'' Benth. ** var. ''rigida'' R. S. Cowan ** var. ''schomburgkii'' Benth. * '' Swartzia schultesii'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia schunkei'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia sericea'' Vogel * '' Swartzia simplex'' (Sw.) Spreng. ** var. ''grandiflora'' (Raddi) Cowan ** var. ''ochnaceae'' (DC.) R. S. Cowan ** var. ''simplex'' (Sw.) Spreng. * '' Swartzia sprucei'' Benth. * '' Swartzia standleyi'' * '' Swartzia steyermarkii'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia submarginata'' (Benth.) Mansano * '' Swartzia submontana'' * '' Swartzia subspicata'' Klotzsch (unplaced) * ''

Swartzia sumorum ''Swartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It was named in honor of Swedish botanist Olof Swartz and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics, where ...

'' Ant.Molina * '' Swartzia surinamensis'' Klotzsch (unplaced) * '' Swartzia tessmannii'' Harms * '' Swartzia thomasii'' * ''

Swartzia tillettii ''Swartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It was named in honor of Swedish botanist Olof Swartz and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics, where ...

'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia tomentifera'' (Ducke) Ducke * '' Swartzia trianae'' Benth. * '' Swartzia trinitensis'' Urb. * '' Swartzia triptera'' Barneby * '' Swartzia ulei'' Harms * '' Swartzia vaupesiana'' R.S.Cowan * '' Swartzia velutina'' Spruce ex Benth. * '' Swartzia versicolor'' * ''

Swartzia wurdackii ''Swartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It was named in honor of Swedish botanist Olof Swartz and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics, where ...

'' R.S.Cowan * ''

Swartzia xanthopetala ''Swartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It was named in honor of Swedish botanist Olof Swartz and contains about 200 species. ''Swartzia'' is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics, where ...

'' Sandwith * '' Swartzia yasuniensis'' * '' Swartzia zeledonensis'' Torke & N. Zamora Recent

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have revealed several well-supported clades within ''Swartzia'' that roughly correspond to previously-erected sections and series in the genus.

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The following species may or may not be valid: * ''Swartzia arenarium'' Ducke * ''Swartzia flabellipetala'' Pittier * ''Swartzia microcalyx'' Ducke * ''Swartzia shnilis'' Benoist

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Fossil record

List of species

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