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| Passiflora jorgeana Mezzonato, in Mezzonato-Pires, Calazans et Valadares, 2021. DOI: 10.3417/2020630 |
Abstract
This work describes a new species of Passiflora L. from the extreme west of the state of Bahia, Brazil. The new species, P. jorgeana Mezzonato, is placed in Passiflora subg. Astrophea (DC.) Mast. and is illustrated and compared to four morphologically similar species. Morphological features, geographic distribution, and conservation status are discussed.
Keywords: Cerrado, Passiflora, passion flowers, section Pseudoastrophea
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| Passiflora jorgeana Mezzonato. -A. Habit. -B. Leaf blade. -C. Gland in abaxial surface, junction of the leaf blade with petiole. -D. Flower. -E. Fruit. -F. Longitudinal section of flower. Scale bars: A, C, D = 5 mm; B = 2 mm; E, F = 10 mm. |
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| Comparison to morphologically similar species. A. Passiflora jorgeana Mezzonato. -B. Passiflora bernaccii Mezzonato. -C. Passiflora mansoi (Mart.) Mast. var. mansoi. -D. Passiflora rhamnifolia Mast. Scale bar: A-D = 5 mm. Photos from L. S. B. Calazans (A), M. Silveira (B), and A. C. Mezzonato-Pires (C, D). |
Passiflora jorgeana Mezzonato, sp. nov.
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| Habitat of Passiflora jorgeana Mezzonato. -A. General view of Cerrado s.l. -B. View of P. jorgeana climbing on small trees typical from Cerrado. -C. Detail of one climbing branch of P. jorgeana. |
Ana Carolina Mezzonato-Pires, Luana Silva Braucks Calazans and Rodrigo Theófilo Valadares. 2021. Passiflora jorgeana, A New Species of Passiflora (Passifloraceae) from Bahia, Brazil. Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. 29; 1-8. DOI: 10.3417/2020630
