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Orphanodendron, a new genus of caesalpinioid Leguminosae from northwestern Colombia

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A taxonomically isolated new genus is described to accommodateOrphanodendron bernalii Barneby & Grimes, sp. nov., from western Antioquia, Colombia. Discussion and illustration display an anomalous syndrome of morphological characters that equivocally suggests affinity to Caesalpinioideae tribe Sclerolobieae Bentham (=Caesalpinieae sensu Polhill & Vidal).

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  1. New York Botanical Garden, 10458-5126, Bronx, NY

    Rupert C. Barneby & James W. Grimes

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Barneby, R.C., Grimes, J.W. Orphanodendron, a new genus of caesalpinioid Leguminosae from northwestern Colombia. Brittonia 42, 249–253 (1990). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806809

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