A new variety of Anadenanthera colubrina (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae) from Argentina

Authors

  • Daniel Universidad Nacional de Salta
  • María E. Barrandeguy Laboratorio de Genética de Poblaciones y del Paisaje, Instituto de Biología Subtropical-Nodo Posadas (UNaM-CONICET) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2200-9404
  • María V. García Laboratorio de Genética de Poblaciones y del Paisaje, Instituto de Biología Subtropical-Nodo Posadas (UNaM-CONICET), Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Misiones, 3300 Posadas, Misiones, Argentina.
  • María L Costas Herbario MCNS, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Salta. IBIGEO-CONICET, Av. Bolivia 5150, 4400 Salta, Argentina. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2654-3903
  • Olga G. Martínez Herbario MCNS, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Salta. IBIGEO-CONICET, Av. Bolivia 5150, 4400 Salta, Argentina. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1392-247X
  • Darién E. Prado Cátedra de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, IICAR, (CONICET-UNR), Campo Experimental Villarino, S2125ZAA Zavalla, Santa Fe, Argentina. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5112-7077

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31055/1851.2372.v55.n3.27348

Keywords:

Anadenanthera, Argentina, Fabaceae, Leguminosae, Mimosoideae, taxonomy

Abstract

Backgrounds and aims: The genus Anadenanthera is represented in Argentina by a single species, A. colubrina, with two varieties known so far, var. cebil and var. colubrina. These varieties can be clearly distinguished by the venation pattern of the leaflets. In this work, a third variety, var. glabra, is here circumscribed by a combination of characters of its leaves and bark.

M&M: Specimens at CTES and MCNS were studied, and field observations were performed in Argentinean natural environments. The specimens were analyzed morphologically with optical and scanning electron microscopies.

Results: The new variety glabra differs from varieties cebil and colubrina, by its stems without mamelons, leaves with rachis glabrous on both surfaces or only on the abaxial surface, and leaflets with a reticulated, closed and complex venation. An illustration, photographs, a morphological comparative table and a key to the varieties, and a distribution map are provided.

Conclusions: The three varieties of Anadenanthera colubrina, var. cebil, var. colubrina and var. glabra, inhabit the Seasonally Dry Neotropical Forests of northern Argentina, showing the new variety a restricted distribution to the northeastern region of the country.

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Published

2020-09-24

Issue

Section

Vascular Plants

How to Cite

“A New Variety of Anadenanthera Colubrina (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae) from Argentina”. 2020. Boletín De La Sociedad Argentina De Botánica (Journal of the Argentine Botanical Society 55 (3): 403-10. https://doi.org/10.31055/1851.2372.v55.n3.27348.

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