A Striking New Species of Aldina (Fabaceae-Swartzieae-Aldininae) from the Venezuelan Guayana Highlands

Basil D. Stergios; Gerardo A. Aymard C

doi:10.3100/1043-4534(2008)13[29:ASNSOA]2.0.CO;2

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Basil D. Stergios,^*,** Gerardo A. Aymard C^**

^*Author for correspondence.
^** UNELLEZ-Guanare, Programa de R. N. R. Herbario Universitario (PORT), Mesa de Cavacas, Portuguesa 3350, Venezuela. Email: basilven@cantv.net; gaymard@cantv.net.

Abstract

Aspectacular new species of Aldina Endl. (Fabaceae-Swartzieae-Aldininae) from the Guayana Highlands of Venezuela is described and illustrated. Aldina diplogyne resembles A. latifolia Spruce ex Benth. var. latifolia with its ovate, glabrous, nitid, generally coriaceous leaflets; the rather large, mature flower buds; and the showy flowers with a stout, exerted gynophore. However, it is distinguished from all other species of the genus by the much larger, showy flowers, which have a gynoecium of 2–4 functional carpels with the ovaries on longexerted, robust gynophores.

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Basil D. Stergios and Gerardo A. Aymard C "A Striking New Species of Aldina (Fabaceae-Swartzieae-Aldininae) from the Venezuelan Guayana Highlands," Harvard Papers in Botany 13(1), 29-33, (1 June 2008). https://doi.org/10.3100/1043-4534(2008)13[29:ASNSOA]2.0.CO;2

Published: 1 June 2008

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