Swartzia discocarpa
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Swartzia discocarpa faces severe pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion throughout its limited range in the Amazon Basin. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, as remaining forest patches become increasingly isolated. Logging activities targeting valuable timber species in the same forest ecosystems pose an additional threat to the tree's survival.
Habitat
This leguminous tree species inhabits lowland tropical rainforests of the Amazon Basin, typically growing in well-drained soils of terra firme forests. It occurs in primary forest ecosystems at elevations below 500 meters, often associated with diverse canopy communities in areas of high biodiversity.