Resumen de A New Species of Vachellia (Fabaceae, Mimosoideae) from the Dominican Republic

Ricardo García, Teodoro Clase, David S. Seigler, John E. Ebinger

• Vachellia azuana R. G. García, Clase, Ebinger & Seigler (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae), a new species from the Azua Province, Dominican Republic, is described, illustrated, and compared to related species from the Dominican Republic and Haiti. This previously undescribed species is most similar to, but distinct from, V. barahonensis (Urb. & Ekman) Seigler & Ebinger, also known from Azua Province.