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AMERICAN PASSIFLORACEAE 519<br />

ILLUSTRATIONS: Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 6: pi. 41, f. 2; Hook. Icon.<br />

PI. 23: pi. 2270.<br />

DISTRIBUTION: Guianas.<br />

FRENCH GUIANA: Collector (?) (Gen, P, type of P. septenata);<br />

Richard (Gen, P, type).<br />

SURINAM: Upper Saramacca River, near Janbasigado, Pulle<br />

200 (Ut).<br />

BRITISH GUIANA: Mazaruni River, Jen-man 5797 (EG, type<br />

collection of P. Jenmani), 6512 (Y); Waby in 1905 (B). Potaro,<br />

Jenman 7511 (BG). Yarikita, Hitchcock 17602 (G, N, Y). Waini<br />

River, De la Cruz 3621 (Y).<br />

The systematic position of this unique species is uncertain.<br />

Because of the plicate operculum it has usually been placed in Plectostemma.<br />

The truncate ovary, with the styles projecting from the<br />

angles at its top, and the verrucose outer corona filaments indicate<br />

a closer relationship with Astrophea. The stigmas are much larger<br />

than in any other species of Passiflora.<br />

This should be considered the type species of De Candolle's<br />

section Polyanthea; it is the first one cited and, moreover, the description<br />

of the section applies best to it. Two other American species,<br />

P. holosericea and P. sexflora, placed in the section by De Candolle,<br />

and P. multiflora, added to it by Masters, have little in common with<br />

P. cirrhiflora, and should be eliminated from Polyanthea.<br />

Subgenus XXII. ASTROPHEA<br />

Section 1. Dolichostemma<br />

308. Passiflora Haughtii <strong>Killip</strong>, sp. nov.<br />

Frutex scandens, ecirrhatus, caule rufo-hirsutulo; folia oblanceolata,<br />

acuminata, ad basin angustata, penninervia, integerrima, membranacea,<br />

supra glabra, subtus dense hirsutula; pedunculi semel<br />

dichotomi, bracteis subulatis; calycis tubus campanulatus, sepalis<br />

petalisque lineari-oblongis; corona 5-seriata, filamentis extimis<br />

dolabriformibus, alteris brevioribus, ligulatis vel filiformibus; operculum<br />

longe tubulosum, exsertum, erosum; ovarium ovoideum,<br />

truncatum, dense hirsute-tomentosum.<br />

A large liana but apparently without tendrils, the stem densely<br />

rufo-hirsutulous; stipules linear-lanceolate, about 2.5 mm. long, soon<br />

deciduous; petioles 1 to 1.5 cm. long, stout, eglandular; leaves oblanceolate,<br />

16 to 30 cm. long, 6 to 12 cm. wide, sharply acuminate,

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