Passiflora dolorosa: A New Species of Passiflora supersect. Distephana (Passifloraceae) in Roraima, Brazil
A new species of Passiflora L. (Passifloraceae s. str.), P. dolorosa A. M. L. Medeiros & Mezzonato, belonging to Passiflora supersect. Distephana (Juss. ex DC.) Feuillet & J. M. MacDougal, is described from Roraima, Brazil. This species is distinguished by vegetative organs with a puberulous indumentum, sinuate leaf margins, lenticular glands at the base of each sinus on the abaxial leaf surface, linear bracts, a campanulate floral tube, and outermost corona filaments that are free to the base. Detailed morphological description, photographic plates, habitat, phenology, and a comparison with closely related species are provided.
Authors
- Ana Carolina Mezzonato‐Pires (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8987-1213)
- Juliana de Paula‐Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7739-1634)
- Cláudia Barbieri Ferreira Mendonça (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4219-6147)
- Vânia Gonçalves-Esteves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2803-6027)
- Artur Manoel Leite Medeiros
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Goiás (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Novon A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3417/2025998
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Growth and nutrition in plants
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.75