Rediscovery of Arrabidaea chica (Bignoniaceae) and Entada polystachya var. polyphylla (Fabaceae) in Puerto Rico

MARCOS A. CARABALLO-ORTIZ

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.125.1.8

Issue: Vol. 125 No. 1: 21 August 2013

Type: Article

Published: 2013-08-21

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.125.1.8

Page range: 53–58

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**Rediscovery of Arrabidaea chica (Bignoniaceae) and Entada polystachya var. polyphylla (Fabaceae) in Puerto Rico**

MARCOS A. CARABALLO-ORTIZ⁺⁻

Bignoniaceae Puerto Rico

Abstract

In this contribution the rediscovery of the lianas Arrabidaea chica (Bignoniaceae) and Entada polystachya var. polyphylla (Fabaceae-Mimosoideae) in Puerto Rico is reported. These species were first collected during the 1880s and subsequently considered extirpated. Their current status in Puerto Rico is discussed, and recommendations for their conservation are offered.