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Type: Article
Published: 2017-03-07
Page range: 89–95
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A new species of Passiflora section Granadillastrum (Passifloraceae) from Jaén, Peru

Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo, Lambayeque, Perú
Jaen endemism Passiflora section Granadillastrum passionflower Peru

Abstract

Passiflora jaenensis B.Esquerre is described and illustrated as a species new to science and endemic to Peru. According to a recent classification of Passiflora its placement within subgenus Passiflora, section Granadillastrum is proposed. This new species is morphologically similar to Passiflora sprucei Masters (1872: 568) and Passiflora subulata Masters (1872: 567) but it differs in features of the leaves, flowers and geographic distribution. Information about its habitat and preliminary distribution are included here.