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AMERICAN PASSIFLORACEAE 431
TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro?).
ILLUSTRATIONS : Veil. Fl. Flumin. 9 :
pi. 84; Mart. Fl. Bras. 13, pt. 1 :
pi. 123; Bot. Mag. 114: pi. 6997; Contr. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 4:
pi 18; Rev. Hort. 57: opp. p. 468.
DISTRIBUTION: Bolivia; eastern Brazil, from Minas Geraes south
to Santa Catharina, and Paraguay.
BOLIVIA: Bang 2224 (B, BM, type of P. Bangii, Bo, CM, G, Gen,
Minn, N, Ph, V, Y). La Paz: Nequejahuira, 2,600 meters, G H. H.
Tote 655 (Y). Sirupaya, 2,100 meters, Buchtien 229 (N). Cochabamba:
Incacorral, 2,400 meters, Steinbach 9823 (G, K, S).
BRAZIL: Sello 1149 (B), 2130 (B); Mendonga 1043 (B); Pohl 922
(K). Serra de Chrystaes, Pohl 1018 (V). Minas Geraes: Widgren
574 (N, S). Lag6a Santa, Claussen 378 (P) ; St. Hilaire 988 (P), 1623
(P); Warming 1152 (Cop). Caldas, Regnell 1.164 (B, Brux, Cop, K,
N, P, S); Mosen 1856 (S). Vicosa, 650 meters, Chase 9460 (B, N);
Mexia 4183 (N), 5454a (N). Serra de Itatiaia, Dusen 97 (N, S).
Barroso, Mexia 4448 (Gen, N), Bello Horizonte, Barreto 863 (N).
Rio de Janeiro: Corcovado, Guillemin 834 (P)- Petropolis, Glaziou
8721 (B, Cop, K, P). Nova Friburgo, Glaziou 18256 (B, K^ P).
Rio de Janeiro, De Moura 504 (B), 505 (B). Sao Paulo: Puiggari
(P); Erode 8336 (B).
Santa Catharina: Itajahy, Mutter 430 (K).
PARAGUAY: Igatimi, Hassler 4739 (BM, Bo, Gen, K, V).
Possibly more than one species is represented by the material
here listed, wide differences being noted in the shape of the leaves
and length of the peduncles. Velloso's figure shows rather narrow,
acutish leaf lobes, very stout peduncles 15 to 20 cm. long, and a
pubescent ovary; the petiolar glands are not well drawn. Chase
9460, Glaziou 8721, and Puiggari (without number) appear to be
the typical P. violacea of Velloso. The petiolar glands number
from four to eight, and are stipitate. In Warming 1152 and Mutter
430 the leaves are thinner and the lobes proportionately broader.
In Widgren 574 and Regnell 1.164 the peduncles are shorter, 4 to
6 cm. long, and more slender, and these plants approach P. amethystina.
The Bolivian material, described as P. Bangii, differs from
the Warming specimen only in somewhat shorter peduncles. In
the Paraguay specimen the peduncles are rather slender and the
awns of the sepals shorter.
The three species, P. violacea, P. cornuta, and P. amethystina,
are very closely related, the differences noted in the key apparently
being the only distinguishing marks.