A rediscovery for the Colombian flora: Passiflora mariquitensis Mutis ex L.Uribe (Passifloraceae), a species lost for more than two centuries

By

Ocampo, John
Velásquez, Adriana Isabel
Velásquez, José Orlando

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020-11-23

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

16

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1591--1602

Subjects

Andes , Astrophea , Capreolata , critically endangered , endemic species , Tolima

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/16.6.1591

 

Abstract

Passiflora mariquitensis Mutis ex L.Uribe, a Colombian endemic species that belongs to the subgenus Astrophea (DC.) Masters, was rediscovered in a disturbed forest in Mariquita (Tolima), where it has not been reported since 1784. We redescribe the species, providing data on morphology, ecology, and geographic distribution. It can be recognized from P. pittieri, its relative species, mainly by 6 or 10 lateral nerves to each side of the leaf, the yellow-white color of the four series of corona filaments, and the presence of rings in the nectary chamber. Passiflora mariquitensis is Critically Endangered due to its restricted occurrence, and conservation actions are urgent.