DARWINIANA

34(1-4): 405-409. 1996

BAUHINIA AFFINIS (FABACEAE) UNA NUEVA CITA PARA LA FLORA ARGENTINA

RENÉE H. FORTUNATO 1

Instituto de Recursos Biológicos, INTA, (1712) Castelar, Prov. Buenos Aires. Argentina.

ABSTRACT: Fortunato, R. H. Bauhinia affinis (Fabaceae) a new citation for the Argentine Flora. Darwiniana 34: 405-409.

Bauhinia affinis Vogel is reported for the first time in the NE extreme of Argentina. The number of species of the genus recorded for the country is increased to 7. The species is described and illustrated indicating its geographic distribution; its affinities with the related species are discussed and a diagnostic key for its identification in Argentine flora is included.

1 Miembro de la Carrera de Investigador Científico y Tecnológico del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)