
Heterostemon amoris (Leguminosae, Detarioideae), a new species from Colombia and a key to the species of Heterostemon
Author(s) -
Andrés Fonseca-Cortés
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
darwiniana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1850-1699
pISSN - 0011-6793
DOI - 10.14522/darwiniana.2021.92.976
Subject(s) - key (lock) , biology , genus , botany , ecology
Heterostemon amoris a new species from Colombia is described, illustrated, and a key to the species of the genus is presented. Heterostemon amoris is characterized by its leaves with 5-7 pairs of leaflets, basal pair of leaflets 0.6-0.8 × 0.4-0.6 cm, considerably smaller and falcate, intermediate leaflets 3.8-5.5 × 1.1-2.0 cm, ovate to obovate, and terminal pair of leaflets 2.0-2.3 × 0.7-0.8 cm, ovate, shorter than the intermediate ones. This new species is only known from four localities in the departments of Guainía and Vaupés.