Swartzia ingifolia
Swartzia ingifolia
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 ingifolia is a tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. 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. ].