Swintonia

Swintonia
Swintonia floribunda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Subfamily: Anacardioideae
Genus: Swintonia
Griff.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Anauxanopetalum Teijsm. & Binn.
  • Astropetalum Griff.

Swintonia is a genus of plants in the family Anacardiaceae. It includes 13 species native to Bangladesh, eastern India, Indochina, and western Malesia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines).[2]

Species

As of 2026, Plants of the World Online accepts the following species.[2]

  1. Swintonia acuta Engl.
  2. Swintonia floribunda Griff. - type species
  3. Swintonia foxworthyi Elmer
  4. Swintonia glauca Engl.
  5. Swintonia minuta Evrard
  6. Swintonia minutalata Ding Hou
  7. Swintonia parkinsonii (C.E.C.Fisch.) Kosterm.
  8. Swintonia pierrei Hance
  9. Swintonia robinsonii Ridl.
  10. Swintonia sarawakana Kochummen
  11. Swintonia schwenkii (Teijsm. & Binn.) Teijsm. & Binn.
  12. Swintonia spicifera Hook.f.
  13. Swintonia whitmorei (Kochummen) Kosterm.

References

  1. ↑ Griff. (1846) Proceedings of the Linnean Society London 1: 283.
  2. 1 2 3 Swintonia Griff. Plants of the World Online. (Retrieved 1 August 2026)
  • Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Swintonia at Wikimedia Commons
  • Description of genus and type sp. at biodiversitylibrary.org
  • Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.