The South-American genus Amphiodon Huber is reinstated and circumscribed to include a single species, A. effusus. The genus is segregated from Poecilanthe and is diagnosed by a vexillary stamen that is mostly adherent to the standard claw and a septate pod with seeds that are transversally arranged. Poecilanthe ovalifolia is synonymized with A. effusus. Description, illustration, and geographical distribution for A. effusus are provided.
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3 September 2014
Taxonomic Revision of Amphiodon (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Brongniartieae)
Jose Eduardo Meireles,
Ana Maria G. Azevedo Tozzi
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Systematic Botany
Vol. 39 • No. 4
October 2014
Vol. 39 • No. 4
October 2014