Especie nueva de Chamaecrista (Leguminosae, Caesalpiniodeae) de Mesoamérica

Abstract

A NEW SPECIES, CHAMAECRISTA MOLINAE, FROM MESOAMERICA, OCCURRING IN HONDURAS AND COSTA RICA, IS DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED. THIS SPECIES BELONGS TO SECT. CHAMAECRISTA SER. CHAMAECRISTA. IT IS CLOSELY RELATED TO CHAMAECRISTA RIFA (M. MARTENS ET GALEOTTI) BRITTON ET ROSE. A COMPARATIVE TABLE SHOWING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM IS PROVIDED.