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Issue: Vol. 716 No. 2: 28 Aug. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-08-28
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.716.2.1
Page range: 72-86
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Five New Species of Passiflora (subgenus Decaloba, Passifloraceae) from Peru

Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Glaciares y Ecosistemas de Montaña (INAIGEM), Av. Centenario 2656, Ancash, Peru, Institute for Nature, Earth and Energy (INTE), Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), Av. Universitaria 1801, Lima 15088, Peru
Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri 63110 U.S.A.
Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri 63110 U.S.A.
Eudicots Passiflora sección Decaloba Passifloraceae IUCN Lista Roja Perú

Abstract

Five new species of Passiflora (Passifloraceae) endemic to Peru are described and illustrated: Passiflora luyensis, P. hexadenia, P. pilpintu, P. chachapoyensis, and P. coronapapillata. Conservation assessments and geographic distributions for each species are provided. They are compared to similar species and assigned to subgenus Decaloba section Decaloba.

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How to Cite

Boza Espinoza, T.E., Macdougal, J.M. & Jørgensen, P.M. (2025) Five New Species of Passiflora (subgenus Decaloba, Passifloraceae) from Peru. Phytotaxa 716 (2): 72–86. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.716.2.1