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AMERICAN PASSIFLORACEAE 489
Capital, Venturi 1167 (N). El Cajon, Burroyacu, 700 meters,
Venturi 10338 (BM, G). Chaco: Colonia Elisa, Meyer 2232 (N).
La Rioja: Guanchin, 1,600 meters, Venturi 7794. (G, K, N).
Cordoba: Stuckert 10320 (Gen), 19572 (Gen), 19782 (Gen); Lossen
308 (F), 312 (G, Mo, Ph). Cordoba, Galander in 1883 (Yy,Hieronymus
in 1879 (Y), in 1881 (Gen); Kuntze in 1891 (N, Y). Cumbre
Chica, King 611 (BM). Santa F; Estancia Banazzola, Job 1230
(N).
Buenos Aires: Stuckert 19961+ (Gen).
I am at a loss to know how much variation to allow to the leaves
in this variety. Hooker's formal description says, "foliis cordatis
5-lobis argute serratis," but later on, in pointing out its affinities he
states, "but the present may at all times be distinguished by its
truly cordate leaves, which are five-lobed (except in the upper part
of the stem), and strongly serrated." The illustration accompanying
this description shows the lateral lobes only slightly lobate, and
among recently collected material is best matched by Venturi 7794-
In Venturi 625 the leaves have 5 nearly equal lobes. In Venturi
1167 all the leaves are 3-lobed and the serration is less pronounced;
this specimen, which is well matched by other material cited above,
thus closely approaches several Bolivian specimens which I have
placed in the variety gossypifolia. The leaves of Hassler 2627 have
a narrower middle leaf lobe.
As mentioned in the general discussion under P. foetida, a satisfactory
solution of these problems is impossible without having
together at one time all available material. Notes made during
the course of my studies at European herbaria indicate that I once
considered the following collections to be P. foetida var. nigelliflora.
Re-examination in the light of my varying concepts of the group
may show that they are better referred to the typical form, or to the
varieties gossypifolia and vitacea.
BRAZIL: Jobert 1039 (P); Sello 2823 (B, K), 3580 (B). Rio
Grande do Sul: Cachoeiras, Malme 1291 (S).
PARAGUAY: Gran Chaco, Balansa 2208 (cited by Chodat as
P. foetida var. vitacea, Gen, K). Tapucay, Hassler 1631 (Bo, cited
by Chodat & Hassler as P. foetida var. typica).
Passi flora foetida var. hirsuta f. suberecta Chod. I know only
from the brief description.
301f. Passiflora foetida var. oaxacana Killip, var. nov.
Ubique dense cano-villosa; folia palmatim 5-lobata, lobis sinuatis,
medio ad basin latissimo; bracteae bipinnatisectae, segmentis
divaricatis, numerosis; ovarium dense villosum.