Fabaceae FAMILY Endangered

Swartzia nuda

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Swartzia nuda is a shrub or a tree. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is traded[ 884 Title The World List of Threatened Trees Publication Author Oldfield S.; Lusty C.; and MacKinven A. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher World Conservation Press; Cambridge UK Year 1998 ISBN 1-899628-10 X Description A list of the trees on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Plant Species in 1998, often giving some information on habitat and the reasons for being on the list. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Swartzia nuda is known only from two localities, Isla Colón and Valle del Agua, in Bocas del Toro, though it is fairly common at these localities. There are some threats from logging and encroaching settlements and agriculture. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(1998)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeC. America - Panama, Costa Rica.

HabitatLowland evergreen to semi-evergreen rainforest[ 884 Title The World List of Threatened Trees Publication Author Oldfield S.; Lusty C.; and MacKinven A. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher World Conservation Press; Cambridge UK Year 1998 ISBN 1-899628-10 X Description A list of the trees on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Plant Species in 1998, often giving some information on habitat and the reasons for being on the list. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].