Osodendron gen. nov. (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae), a new genus of mimosoid legumes of tropical Africa Author Koenen, Erik J. M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4825-4339 Evolutionary Biology & Ecology, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Faculte des Sciences, Campus du Solbosch - CP 160 / 12, Avenue F. D. Roosevelt, 50, 1050 Brussels, Belgium erikk_botany@gmx.com text PhytoKeys 2022 2022-08-22 205 453 470 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.205.82821 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.205.82821 1314-2003-205-453 EE97C14B072C545884F09054F6B79DF3
Table 1. Fruit characters of Osodendron and morphologically similar genera.
fruit shapepod valve textureseptate between seedsdehiscence
Osodendron - Africastraight, slightly curved, coiled and/or twistedwoody, papery to thinly ligneous or aerenchymousyesindehiscent or tardily breaking up into articles
Robrichia - Neotropicscontorted/ "ear-shaped"woodyyesindehiscent
Hydrochorea - African continent (sensu Soares et al. (2022))straight to falcate or slightly curvedpaperyyesloment, seeds dispersed in 1-seeded articles
Hydrochorea - Neotropics (sensu Soares et al. (2022))straight to falcate or slightly curvedpapery or ligneous to woodyyesloment, cryptoloment, follicular or indehiscent
Albizia - African continentstraightpaperynodehiscent
Albizia - Madagascarstraight or twistedpapery, thinly ligneous or woodyvariabledehiscent or indehiscent
Albizia - Asia, Australia and Oceania (incl. Cathormion s.s.)straight, slightly curved or coiled/contortedpapery or woodyvariabledehiscent or tardily breaking up into articles
Albizia sect. Arthrosamanea (= Pseudalbizzia) - Neotropicsstraightpapery, coriaceous or ligneousvariabledehiscent, indehiscent, loment or cryptoloment
Samanea - Neotropicsstraight to slightly curvedthick and ligneous and/or fleshyyesindehiscent