Ecuadorian Brownea and Browneopsis (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae) : Taxonomy, palynology , and morphology Bente Bang Klitgaard Klitgaard, B. B. 1991. Ecuadorian Brownea and BrowneopFis (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae): Taxonomy, palynology, and morphology. -Nord. J. Bot. 11: 433449. Copenhagen. ISSN 0107-055X. The neotropical genera Brownea and Browneopsb are understorey trees and shrubs of lowland rain forest comprising twelve and six species, respectively. Four species of Brownea and three of Browneopsb occur in Ecuador. Keys to the genera and species in Ecuador are provided, and Brownea coccinea, B. grandiceps, B. macrophylla, B. multijuga, Browneopsb disepala, B. ucayalina, and B. macrofoliolata are described, the last-named as a new species. Additionally, the intergeneric relationships, and the morphological and the palynological variation in the genera are surveyed.