Fabaceae FAMILY

Swartzia leiogyne

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

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 leiogyne is a tree. The tree is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. The tree is probably also harvested from the wild for its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - Venezuela, Guyana.

HabitatNot known