The genus Uraria Desv. (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae)
comprises approximately 20 species and has a
centre of diversity in India to Indo-China1. The first
attempt to enumerate the species in this genus was
made by Craib & Kerr2, who listed 11 species in
Thailand. During the fieldwork and herbarium studies
aimed at completing a revision of this genus for the
Flora of Thailand, a new species was discovered
which is described and illustrated here.