Passiflora Linnaeus 1753
Creators: name: Kuethe, J. R.
name: Vanderplank, John
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Malpighiales
Passifloraceae
Passiflora

description: Key to Passiflora mistratensis and related species in Colombia and Mesoamerica.
1. Leaves unlobed, coriaceous to sub-coriaceous in texture ..................................................................................................................2
- Leaves three-to-five lobed or lobulate, sub-coriaceous in texture .....................................................................................................6
2. Leaves and stems hirsute to tomentose, mostly pronounced along the veins and foliar margins ......................................................3
- Leaves and stems glabrous throughout, stems occasionally glaucous ...............................................................................................4
3. Leaves and stems densely hirsute. Foliar margins glandular. Sepals densely hirsute abaxially. Colombia ......................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ P. praeacuta Masters (1887: 220)
- Leaves and stems finely tomentose. Foliar margins smooth. Sepals glabrous on both surfaces. Mexico ........................................... .............................................................................................................................................................. P. purpusii Killip (1922: 261)
4. Petioles with two pairs of petiolar nectaries present. Stipules featuring a distinct yellow mucro at the tip. Awns longer than 12 mm. Colombia .............................................................................................................................................................................. P. danielii
- Petioles with 4–6 scattered glands, sometimes 2–3 paired. Awns shorter than 12 mm ......................................................................5
5. Stipules without mimicry. Awns 4–7 mm long. Mesoamerica and northern Colombia (Choco)....................................... P. oerstedii
- Stipules mostly without mimicry. Awns a mere 1–2 mm long. Colombia ...................................................... P. mistratensis sp. nov.
6. Petioles with two pairs of petiolar nectaries present. Stipules featuring a distinct yellow mucro at the tip. Antioquia ...................... .............................................................................................................................................................................................. P. trisulca
- Only a single pair of petiolar nectaries present. Stipules showing no form of egg mimicry (no mucro at tip). Cundinamarca .......... ............................................................................................................................................................................................... P. smithii
description: Published as part of Kuethe, J. R. & Vanderplank, John, 2022, Passiflora mistratensis, a new species of Passiflora (Passifloraceae) from Colombia, commonly known from European cultivation, pp. 159-165 in Phytotaxa 552 (2) on pages 163-164, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.552.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6690958