Swartzia littlei

Swartzia littlei
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Swartzia
Species:	S. littlei
Binomial name
Swartzia littlei R.S.Cowan

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

References

• 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 22 December 2017.
• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Further reading

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