Taxon: Swartzia simplex (Sw.) Spreng. var. continentalis Urb.

Summary

Genus:

Swartzia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Swartzieae

Nomen number:

485464

Place of publication:

Symb. antill. 5:364. 1908

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/688391

Verified:

08/29/2019 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Swartzia simplex (Sw.) Spreng. (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

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Swartzia ochnacea DC.
Swartzia simplex (Sw.) Spreng. var. ochnaceae (DC.) R. S. Cowan

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Bahia	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Espírito Santo	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica	Alajuela	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica	Guanacaste	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica	Limón	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica	Puntarenas	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica	San José	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Escuintla	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Huehuetenango	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Quetzaltenango	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Retalhuleu	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Santa Rosa	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Sololá	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Suchitepéquez	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras	Atlántida	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras	Cortés	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama	Bocas del Toro	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama	Coclé	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama	Colón	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama	Darién	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama	Panamá	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama	Veraguas	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Atlántico	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Santander	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Tolima	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador		Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Loreto	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	San Martín	Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.

Native
Northern America

SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica [Alajuela, Guanacaste, Limón, Puntarenas, San José], Guatemala [Escuintla, Huehuetenango, Quetzaltenango, Retalhuleu, Santa Rosa, Sololá, Suchitepéquez], Honduras [Atlántida, Cortés], Panama [Bocas del Toro, Coclé, Colón, Darién, Panamá, Veraguas]
BRAZIL: Brazil [Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia [Atlántico, Santander, Tolima], Ecuador, Peru [Loreto, San Martín]

Reference(s)

Cowan, R. S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1:178-180.

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=485464. Accessed 12 May 2026.