Swartzia littlei

Swartzia littlei
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Swartzia
Species:	S. littlei
Binomial name
Swartzia littlei R.S.Cowan

Swartzia littlei is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic and found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Its wood is very hard and was used for railway ties in the northern Ecuadorian coast. ^[2]

References

1. Neill, D.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Swartzia littlei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004 e.T45241A10988121. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45241A10988121.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Torre, Lucía de la, ed. (2008). Enciclopedia de las plantas útiles del Ecuador (1. ed.). Quito: Herbario QCA [u.a.] ISBN   978-9978-77-135-8.

Further reading

• Cowan, Richard S. (1968). "Swartzia littlei Cowan, sp. nov.". Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae Swartzieae). Flora Neotropica. Vol. 1. New York Botanical Garden Press. pp. 166–167. JSTOR   4393651.