La sect. Lonchocarpus del género Lonchocarpus (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Millettieae): nuevas especies y subespecie para México y Mesoamérica

[摘要] New taxa of theLonchocarpusgenus from Mexico and Mesoamerica (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Millettieae) are described and illustrated. Of the 19 recognized species, eight species:L. brenesii ,L. isthmensis ,L. latimarginatus ,L .michoacanicus ,L. pedunculatus, L. plicatus ,L. subsessilifoliusandL. wendtii , and a new subspecies ofL. brenesii , subsp.vulcanicola , are new to science. TheLonchocarpussection is once again characterized with this significant increase in the number of its known species. Mesoamerican species and subspecies of theLonchocarpussection show contrasting differences in the dichotomous key.

[学科分类] 植物学

[关键词] Leguminosae;Lonchocarpus;Mesoamérica;México;sect. Lonchocarpus