Abarema langsdorffii (Bentham 1844: 205) Barneby & Grimes (1966: 95)

Rauber, Cristiane Ritter, Lima, Laura Cristina Pires, Caxambu, Marcelo Galeazzi & Temponi, Lívia Godinho, 2021, Synopsis of Leguminosae from Iguaçu National Park, Paraná, Brazil, Phytotaxa 501 (2), pp. 245-280 : 250

1. Abarema langsdorffii (Bentham 1844: 205) Barneby & Grimes (1966: 95) . ( Fig. 3A )

Distribution: Species endemic to Brazil, occurring in all states of the South and Southeast regions and Bahia ( Iganci & Morim 2012; Flora of Brazil 2020). In ParNa Iguaçu it was collected only in the area of Foz do Iguaçu.

Reproductive period: According to Iganci & Morim (2012), it flowers from October to April and bears fruit the whole year. In ParNa Iguaçu it was collected with flowers in November.

Diagnostic characteristics: Trees with bipinnate leaves recognized by the patelliform foliar nectaries in all leaflet pairs, racemose inflorescences, whitish stamens and helical legume fruits with bicolorous seeds.

Conservation: Native-NE.

Selected examined material: BRAZIL. Paraná: Area 3, Foz do Iguaçu , 18 November 2007, (fl.), L. Sevegnani s.n. ( FURB 7201 ) .

Figures

FIGURE 3. A: Abarema langsdorffii, inflorescence; B and C: Apuleia leiocarpa: B: flower; C. gynoecium; D: Bauhinia forficata, branch with inflorescence; E: Bauhinia longifolia, inflorescence; F: Centrosema virginianum, flower G: Chamaecrista nictitans, branch with inflorescence; H: Cochliasanthus caracalla, fruit; I: Copaifera langsdorffii, branch with fruit; J: Cyclolobium brasiliense, branch with fruit.