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AMERICAN PASSIFLORACEAE 385
within, keeled on outer surface, the keel terminating in an awn 2.5
mm. long; petals linear-lanceolate or spatulate, 2.5 to 3 cm. long,
0.8 to 1 cm. wide, obtuse, membranous, pinkish blue or violet;
corona filaments in several series, the outer filiform or narrowly
ligulate, long-tapering, 2 to 4 cm. long, deep purple in lower half,
faintly banded with pinkish blue, pale blue at center, blue in upper
half, those of the next series linear, 3 mm. long, white in lower
half, those of the succeeding 3 or 4 series capillary, 1.5 to 2 mm. long,
pale blue and white; operculum membranous at base,
filamentose
above, the filaments very numerous, 8 to 9 mm. long, spatulate,
white below, blue at apex; nectar ring annular, 1.5 mm. from base
of gynophore; limen cupuliform, closely surrounding gynophore
base, about 7 mm. high; ovary globose, glabrous; fruit ovoid, 5 cm.
long, 3 cm. wide; seeds ovate, 5 to 6 mm. long, 4 mm. wide, coarsely
reticulate.
TYPE LOCALITY: Crato, State of Alagoas, Brazil.
ILLUSTRATIONS: Gard. Chron. 1868: 966; Bot. Mag. 94: pi. 5737;
Trans. Linn. Soc. 27: pi. 65, f. 4, 5; Engl. & Prantl, Pflanzenfam.
ed. 2, 21: 495, /. 229, B, C; Barb. Rodr. PI. Mattogross. pi. 10;
Contr. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 1: pi. 1.
DISTRIBUTION: Pernambuco, eastern Brazil, south to Paraguay
and Argentina, west to eastern Bolivia; at low elevations. - Also
in Venezuela and Colombia, where perhaps introduced, but well
established.
VENEZUELA: Karsten (V). San Antonio, San Cristobal, Vivas 6
(N, type of P. perlobata). Lara: Barquisimeto, Pittier 11183
(G, N, Y).
COLOMBIA: Norte de Santander: Between Chinacota and La
Esmeralda, 1,200 meters, Killip & Smith 20879 (A, G, N, Y).
BOLIVIA: Bridges (EM). Parapiti, Herzog 1199 (B, S). Santa
Cruz: Herzog 636 (B). Cordillera de Santa Cruz, Werdermann 2700
(S). Tarija: Chiquiaca, Fiebrig 2701 (B, Gen).
BRAZIL: Claussen 147 (Bo); Tamberlik (V).
Para: Ilha Mexiana,
Japua, Guedes 2483 (Go). Piauhy: Serra Branca, Ule 7165 (B).
Ceara: Serra Araripe, Lofgren 583 (S). Fortaleza, Drouet 2518 (N).
Serra da Ibiapaba, Dahlgren 950 (F). Crato, Swollen 4325 (N).
Pernambuco: Victoria, Pickel 4228 (N). Tapera, Pickel 2358 (N),
2516 (N), 2548 (N). Alagdas: Crato, Gardner 1025 (BM), 1315 (BM),
1630 (BM, K, type, V, Y). Matto Grosso: Campo Grande, Chase
10860 (N). Corumba, Chase 11111 (N);Malme3041 (N, S) ;
Robert 780