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Issue: Vol. 776 No. 2: 24 Sept. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-09-24
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.776.2.1
Page range: 91-146
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A taxonomic revision of Passiflora supersections Coccinea and Distephana in Brazil (Passifloraceae)

Laboratório de Palinologia; Departamento de Botânica; Museu Nacional; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ); Quinta da Boa Vista; São Cristóvão; 20940-040; Rio de Janeiro; RJ; Brazil
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária; Embrapa; Centro de Pesquisa Agropecuária dos Cerrados; Planaltina; 73310-970; Brasília; DF; Brazil
Mineração Rio do Norte; Rua Rio Jari; s/n; Distrito de Porto Trombetas; Município de Oriximiná; Pará; Brazil
Agronomic Engineer (independent); Belém; PA; Brazil
Laboratório de Palinologia; Departamento de Botânica; Museu Nacional; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ); Quinta da Boa Vista; São Cristóvão; 20940-040; Rio de Janeiro; RJ; Brazil
Laboratório de Palinologia; Departamento de Botânica; Museu Nacional; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ); Quinta da Boa Vista; São Cristóvão; 20940-040; Rio de Janeiro; RJ; Brazil
Departamento de Botânica; Instituto de Ciências Biológicas; Universidade Federal de Goiás; Av. Esperança; s/n; Campus Samambaia; 74690-900; Goiânia; GO; Brazil
Eudicots Amazonia Atlantic Forest lectotypification neotypification systematics

Abstract

Red-flowered passionflowers assigned to Passiflora supersections Coccinea and Distephana have a fragmented taxonomic history, marked by heterogeneous circumscriptions, reliance on cultivated material, and typification problems. This revision treats the Brazilian representatives of both supersections, recognizes 19 species (14 in Coccinea and 5 in Distephana), of which two are described as new: Passiflora brisa and P. vaniae. In addition, 12 lectotypes, one neotype (P. ernestii), and one epitype (P. fulgens) are designated. Diagnostic evidence includes vegetative and reproductive morphology, supplemented where relevant by palynological characters. Three species in supersection Distephana and eight in supersection Coccinea are endemic to Brazil, with centers of occurrence in the Atlantic Forest and Amazonia. Unlike previous revisions, we recognize P. coccinea, P. quadriglandulosa, and P. vitifolia as rare in Brazil, usually near neighboring countries where they are more widespread. We report P. punicea as a new country record, along with new records of P. margaritae in Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, and P. toxicaria in Amapá. We also place P. miniata in synonymy under P. fulgens and P. guyanensis under P. coccinea. The revision includes dichotomous keys for both supersections in Brazil, illustrations, field photographs, and distribution maps prepared from specimens analyzed in the field and in herbaria. The treatment clarifies species limits across multiple taxa, resolves historical nomenclatural ambiguities, and provides a reproducible framework for identification and for future conservation assessments in Passiflora.

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Medeiros, A.M.L., Junqueira, N.T.V., Silva, J.B.F.D., Teixeira, L.O.A., Gonçalves-Esteves, V., Mendonça, C.B.F. & Mezzonato-Pires, A.C. (2026) A taxonomic revision of Passiflora supersections Coccinea and Distephana in Brazil (Passifloraceae). Phytotaxa 776 (2): 91–146. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.776.2.1