Senegalia nitidifolia (Spegazzini 1924: 191) Seigler & Ebinger (2006: 61)

Rauber, Cristiane Ritter, Lima, Laura Cristina Pires, Caxambu, Marcelo Galeazzi & Temponi, Lívia Godinho, 2021, Synopsis of Leguminosae from Iguaçu National Park, Paraná, Brazil, Phytotaxa 501 (2), pp. 245-280 : 269

56. Senegalia nitidifolia (Spegazzini 1924: 191) Seigler & Ebinger (2006: 61) . ( Fig. 9C )

Distribution: It occurs in Argentina and Paraguay ( Rico-Arce 2007); in Brazil it occurs only in the states of the South region ( Flora do Brasil 2020). In ParNa Iguaçu it occurs in Matelandia in the Capanema area and in the Foz do Iguaçu area.

Reproductive period: According to Barros & Morim (2014) it flowers from November to February and fruits from November to June. In ParNa Iguaçu it was found in flower in October and December.

Diagnostic characteristics: Robust lianas with bipinnate leaves recognized by a combination of characters, stipitate foliar nectary between all pairs of pinnae and inflorescences in glomerules.

Conservation: Native-NE.

Selected examined material: BRAZIL. Paraná: Area 2, Matelândia , 30 October 2015, (fl.), M.G. Caxambu 7085 ( HCF) .

Figures

FIGURE 9. A and B: Poecilanthe parviflora: A: inflorescence; B: flower; C: Senegalia nitidifolia, branch with nectaries; D: Senegalia tenuifolia, stem with prickles; E and F: Senegalia tucumanensis: E: branch with inflorescence; F: inflorescence; G and H: Zornia reticulata: G: branch with flower; H: flower.