Eriosema macrostipulatum, a noteworthy new species from Goias State, was discovered during a taxonomic study of the genus in Brazil. It is herein described, illustrated, and has its morphological and anatomical affinities ...

The classification of the legume family proposed here addresses the long-known non-monophyly of the traditionally recognised subfamily Caesalpinioideae, by recognising six robustly supported monophyletic subfamilies. This ...

Zornia melanocarpa, a new species of Leguminosae (Papilionoideae, Dalbergieae) from Serra do Espinhaco, Minas Gerais, Brazil, is described and illustrated. The species is characterized by black fruits with white hairs and ...

During a taxonomic study of Eriosema in Brazil, a new species was discovered from the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Goias State. Eriosema elegans is herein described and illustrated and its morphological affinities ...

Eriosema grearii, a new species for the genus (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Phaseoleae, Cajaninae), is described and illustrated. Similar to E. heterophyllum, it differs from it morphologically by the free (vs. joined) ...

Eriosema is a pantropical genus occurring mostly in savanna vegetation and grasslands of tropical environments, with approximately 150 spccics and two centers of diversity, one in Africa with about 110 species, and the ...

Premise of research. Cajaninae is the most speciose subtribe of the legume tribe Phaseoleae, comprising ca. 490 species distributed in 10 genera. The group is characterized by peculiar secretory structures, such as ...