摘要:Aeschynomene sousae Rudd ex A. Delgado et Sotuyo is described from southern Oaxaca, Mexico, whereit is likely endemic to the northeast mountains of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. It is a member of series Scopariaeof subgenus Ochopodium, and morphologically similar to A. nicaraguensis from which it differs mainly in havingovate to lanceolate, larger bracteoles, bright yellow flowers with a reddish arched, insect guide-mark on the interiorface of the standard petal, in the fusion of the 2 wing petals along part of their upper margins and also fruits bearing1 to 2 seeds.