Revision of Passiflora Subgenus Decaloba ... - Passion Flowers

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Engelmann, in his description of P. tenuiloba, states that the type specimen
was collected in October "on the Liano" (likely meaning “on the llano”) by
Lindheimer and that only a single specimen was collected. The specimen, which
is clearly labeled as being collected "on the Liano" and possesses a Latin
description of P. tenuiloba from Engelmann, is held at the Missouri Botanical
Garden (MO). There is another specimen collected by Lindheimer at MO, but it
is not type material. The form described as P. bigelovii possesses central leaf
lobes that are longer and nearly equal in length to the lateral lobes.
Passiflora tenuiloba is very distinctive in the form of the leaves. It possesses
leaves that are shallowly to deeply 3- to 5- lobed, often with lateral lobes that are
up to 8.0 cm long and between 0.2 and 2.1 cm wide. The lateral lobes frequently
possess 2-3 lobes at their apices. The central lobe is short (