Taxon:  Leptolobium panamense (Benth.) Sch. Rodr. & A. M. G. Azevedo



Summary
Genus:
Leptolobium
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Sophoreae
Nomen number:
458418
Place of publication:
Taxon 57:983.  2008
Verified:
01/23/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Sweetia panamensis Benth.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Acosmium panamense (Benth.) Yakovlev

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85 Note: = Acosmium panamense
  2. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: = Acosmium panamense
  3. Rodrigues, R. S. & A. M. G. A. Tozzi. 2012. Revisão taxonômica de Leptolobium (Papilionoideae, Leguminosae). Rodriguésia 26:146-164. DOI: 10.1590/S0102-33062012000100016.
  4. Schütz Rodrigues, R. & A. M. G. de Azevedo Tozzi. 2008. Reinstatement of the name Leptolobium Vogel (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Sophoreae). Taxon 57:980-984.
  5. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: = Sweetia panamense
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishBilly Webb as Acosmium panamense1Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85 Note: = Acosmium panamense
Spanishguayacán as Sweetia panamense2Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: = Sweetia panamense
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNotecitation_id
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 0
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 0
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela n.e.0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia n.0
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela (n.e.)
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia (n.)

Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Invertebrate foodwoodtimberRodrigues, R. S. & A. M. G. A. Tozzi. 2012. Revisão taxonômica de Leptolobium (Papilionoideae, Leguminosae). Rodriguésia 26:146-164. DOI: 10.1590/S0102-33062012000100016.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: as Acosmium panamense
Medicinesfolklore Rodrigues, R. S. & A. M. G. A. Tozzi. 2012. Revisão taxonômica de Leptolobium (Papilionoideae, Leguminosae). Rodriguésia 26:146-164. DOI: 10.1590/S0102-33062012000100016.
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://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=458418. Accessed 10 October 2026.