<strong><em>Rhynchosia sousae</em> (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae), a new species from eastern Mexico</strong>

Renee Fortunato; Federico O. Robbiati

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.178.2.6

Issue: Vol. 178 No. 2: 12 September 2014

Type: Article

Published: 2014-09-12

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.178.2.6

Page range: 146–150

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Rhynchosia sousae (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae), a new species from eastern Mexico

Renee Fortunato⁺⁻
Federico O. Robbiati⁺⁻

Instituto de Recursos Biológicos, INTA, Hurlingham 1686, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Facultad de Agronomía y Ciencias Agroalimentarias, Universidad de Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). nstituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV), Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, 2º piso. 5000 Córdoba, Argentina.

Leguminosae Papilionoideae Cajaninae Rhynchosia Mexico

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Abstract

Rhynchosia sousae (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae) an endemic species from Veracruz State, in eastern Mexico, is described as new and illustrated. On account of its morphological features, it is assigned to sect. Rhynchosia. A table separating it from similar species: R. amabilis and R. precatoria, is presented, and its relationships and distinguishing characters are discussed.