Resumen

STERGIOS D, Basil. Contributions to South American Caesalpiniaceae. Vi. Campsiandra Felipeana (Caesalpinieae) A Dwarf Swamp-Forest Endemic Of The Lower Orinoco Watershed. Acta Bot. Venez. [online]. 2001, vol.24, n.2, pp.85-91. ISSN 0084-5906.

Campsiandra felipeana, a new species from the lower Cinaruco River drainage in the state of Apure, Venezuela is described and illustrated. It is primarily confined to the semiblack-water Cinaruco-Capanaparo watersheds of the aeolian llanura, and shows affinities to black-water Amazonian species of the genus. It is most closely related to C. emonensis, C. nutans and C. aymardii of the Venezuelan Guayana region of black-water or semiblack-water habitats. Relationships to these species and their habitats are discussed.

Palabras clave : black-water; Campsiandra; chiga; Cinaruco; internal delta; Orinoco.