
Peltiera, a new, poorly known and probably extinct genus of the tribe Aeschynomeneae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) is described. It includes two new species, both endemic to Madagascar (P. alaotrensis Du Puy & Labat and P. nitida Du Puy & Labat).
Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Peltiera, Madagascar