Subsection Racemosae T.Boza & M.Kessler sect. nov.

Diagnosis.

Trees; 1-3 lateral leaflet pairs; lower leaflet surfaces glabrous or densely lanate, tomentose or villous; fruits with 2-5 irregular flattened ridges with a series of spines, densely pilose, tomentose or villous.

Type.

Polylepis racemosa Ruiz & Pav.

Note.

The subsectional epithet Racemosae is a plural adjective agreeing in gender with Polylepis .