Pseudalbizzia sect. Paniculatae (Benth.) E.J.M. Koenen & Duno stat. nov. and sect. nov.

Pithecellobium sect. Samanea ser. Paniculatae Benth. pro parte, London J. Bot. 3: 219. 1844.

Albizia sect. Arthrosamanea ser. Paniculatae (Benth.) Barneby & J.W. Grimes pro parte, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1): 208. 1996. Type species (designated by Barneby and Grimes, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1): 208. 1996.): Pithecellobium polycephalum Benth. = Pseudalbizzia polycephala (Benth.) E.J.M. Koenen & Duno.

Pithecellobium sect. Samanea ser. Parviflorae [sic] Benth. pro parte, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 591 (exclus. sp. 77). 1875 & in Martius, Fl. Bras. 15(2): 445. 1876. Type species (designated by Barneby and Grimes, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1): 208. 1996.): Pithecellobium polycephalum Benth. = Pseudalbizzia polycephala (Benth.) E.J.M. Koenen & Duno.

Type.

Pithecellobium polycephalum Benth. = Pseudalbizzia polycephala (Benth.) E.J.M. Koenen & Duno.

Notes.

Micro- to mesophyllidious trees with paniculate compound inflorescences of efoliate pseudoracemes and dehiscent plano-compressed papery fruits. Four species of humid, semi-deciduous and seasonally dry tropical and extratropical forests and woodland in South America (Fig. 5).