SPATHOLOBUS (LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE) - A NEW SPECIES AND SOME TAXONOMIC NOTES

A new species, Spatholobus latibractea, is described here; S. pallidus is considered synonymous with S. acuminatus, and S. varians and S. biauritus are both put into synonymy with S. pottingeri. Spatholobus apoensis and S. sanguineus have regained their status as species. Of two species, S. hirsutus and S. latistipulus, the pod is described. The pod of the latter is nearly wingless in contrast with the usual samaroid pods of the other species of this genus.