Fabaceae FAMILY

Swartzia grandifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The sawdust from wood of plants in this genus can be irritating to mill workers[ 316 Title Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607. Publication Author Chudnoff. Martin. Publisher USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin. Year 1984 ISBN Description Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics. ].

Botanical Description

Swartzia grandifolia is a tree that can gro up to 18 metres[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ]. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 40 - 60cm in diameter. The tree is commonly harvested from the wild for its high quality and attractive wood, known as 'Coraçao de Negro', which used locally and also exported[ 848 Title Tropix 7 Publication Author Website http://tropix.cirad.fr/en Publisher CIRAD Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Venezuela, the Guyanas.

HabitatRain forests[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ].