Studies in the genus Lotononis (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae). 5. A new species of the L. involucrata group (section Polylobium) from the north-western Cape Province

Abstract

A new species of the section Polylobium (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Benth. of Lotononis (DC.) Eckl. & Zevh. is described, namely L racemiflora B-E. van Wyk. The species, known only from a single collection near Clanwilliam in the north­western Cape, is closely related to L involucrata (Berg. ) Benth. and L angustifolia (E. Mey.) Steud.c

Keywords

• Cape Province
• Fabaceae. <i>Lotononis</i> section <i>Polylobium</i>
• new taxon