Parkia nana (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae), a New Species from the Sub-Andean Sandstone Cordilleras of Peru

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by  David A Neill

Parkia nana (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae), a New Species from the
Sub-Andean Sandstone Cordilleras of Peru
David A. Nei.U
Missouri Botanical Garden, P.0. Box 299, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-0299, U.S.A.
[email protected]
Abstract. Parkia nana D. A. Neill (Leguminosae,
2005). Of the three sections of Parkia, only the
attain 3CM<0 m in height, P. nana has a dwarf growth Amazon region (Hopkins, 1986, 2000a, b, 2001).
Rlsumljn . Se describe y se ilustra Parkia nana D. A.
(Baker & Harris, 1957; Baker, 1973; Hopkins, 1984),
1986).
the Tapajos region of Para, Brazil (Hopkins, 1986).
Similarly, P. lutea H. C. Hopkins (Hopkins, 2000a) is
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10 mm. lobes ca. 1-1.5 mm long, filaments exserted
fringe of staminodial flowers ca. 3.5-4 cm diam., the
] 1 j t 11 i 1 2-2.5 cm diam. Her¬
maphrodite (apical) flowers: calyx ea. 4 mm. the 5
lobes ca. 0.5 mm long, n
ca. 5-5.5 the 5 lobes ca. 0.5 n
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Parkia. which are tall canopy emergent trees.
Discussion. Within section Parkia. P. nana is most
l 30-40 1 olt 1 tl •
Mujaji, bosque pnmano, 0545'56"S, 78“22:07"W,'900-
1030 m, 17 Feb. 2002, R. Vdsquez 27597 (fl„ imm. fr.), (MO,