Taxon:  Swartzia simplex (Sw.) Spreng.



Summary
Genus:
Swartzia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Swartzieae
Nomen number:
35940
Place of publication:
Syst. veg. 2:567.  1825
Verified:
12/18/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Swartzia simplex (Sw.) Spreng. var. continentalis Urb. (0 active accession[s])
Swartzia simplex (Sw.) Spreng. var. grandiflora (Raddi) Cowan (0 active accession[s])
Swartzia simplex (Sw.) Spreng. var. simplex (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:170-180.
  2. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  3. Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia
  4. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  5. Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:759. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:759. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:759. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:759. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:759. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:759. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:759. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:759. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:759. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:170-180.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:174-178.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:170-180.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:170-180.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:170-180.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago  Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:170-180.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:170-180.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:170-180.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:170-180.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:170-180.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:170-180.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:170-180.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:170-180.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:170-180.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:170-180.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:170-180.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Tabasco]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Peru
Cultivated
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Guadeloupe, Martinique

Reference(s)
  1. Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:170-180.
  2. Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:174-178.
  3. Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:759. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=35940. Accessed 12 May 2026.