Mandevilla arcuata A. H. Gentry

Mandevilla arcuata A.H. Gentry, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 71:1079. 1984. TYPE: PERÚ. Amazonas: Valle del rÍo Santiago, cerca de Caterpiza, 200 m, 29 Jan 1980 (fl,fr), S.Tunqui 674 (HOLOTYPE: MO barcode#285244; ISOTYPES: USM, WAG barcode #0027207). Distribution.— Colombia, Ecuador, and Perú, at 150– 800 m. Discussion.— Mandevilla arcuata resembles M. schlimii (Müll. Arg.) Woodson, but differs by its glabrous leaf blades (vs. abaxially tomentulose), pedicels 8–12 mm long (vs. 1–5 mm), and corolla with the lower part 14–16 mm long (vs. 4–14 mm). Specimen examined: ECUADOR. Zamora-Chinchipe: valle del rÍo Waiwaime, cerca de la boca del rÍo Quime, 22 Sep 2007 (fl,fr), Croat & Ferry 99044 (CR, MO).