Table 1 in Osodendron gen. nov. (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae), a new genus of mimosoid legumes of tropical Africa

Table 1. Fruit characters of Osodendron and morphologically similar genera. fruit shapepod valve textureseptate between seedsdehiscenceOsodendron - Africastraight, slightly curved, coiled and/or twistedwoody, papery to thinly ligneous or aerenchymousyesindehiscent or tardily breaking up into articlesRobrichia - Neotropicscontorted/ “ear-shaped”woodyyesindehiscentHydrochorea - African continent (sensu Soares et al. (2022))straight to falcate or slightly curvedpaperyyesloment, seeds dispersed in 1-seeded articlesHydrochorea - Neotropics (sensu Soares et al. (2022))straight to falcate or slightly curvedpapery or ligneous to woodyyesloment, cryptoloment, follicular or indehiscentAlbizia - African continentstraightpaperynodehiscentAlbizia - Madagascarstraight or twistedpapery, thinly ligneous or woodyvariabledehiscent or indehiscentAlbizia - Asia, Australia and Oceania (incl. Cathormion s.s.)straight, slightly curved or coiled/contortedpapery or woodyvariabledehiscent or tardily breaking up into articlesAlbizia sect. Arthrosamanea (= Pseudalbizzia) - Neotropicsstraightpapery, coriaceous or ligneousvariabledehiscent, indehiscent, loment or cryptolomentSamanea - Neotropicsstraight to slightly curvedthick and ligneous and/or fleshyyesindehiscent