Piriqueta abairana
| Piriqueta abairana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Piriqueta |
| Species: | P. abairana
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| Binomial name | |
| Piriqueta abairana Arbo
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Piriqueta abairana is a shrub with orange distylous flowers in the genus Piriqueta of Turneroideae (Passifloraceae).[1] It natively grows in Chapada Diamantina between 1,000 - 1,700 m.[2]
It was originally described in 1999 by Maria Arbo.[3] Morphologically it is similar to P. flammea and P. sarae, but differs in the number and length of inflorescence.[3] It is distylous with salmon or orange flowers.[4] It blooms between December and July.[2]
As of 2017, P. abairana is classified as an endangered species.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Piriqueta abairana Arbo | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ a b Arbo, Maria Mercedes; Giulietti, Ana Maria (2009). "TURNERACEAE" (PDF). Plantas Raras do Brasil. Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana: Conservação Internacional.
- ^ a b Arbo, Maria Mercedes (1999). "Two New Species of Piriqueta (Turneraceae) from Bahia, Brazil". Kew Bulletin. 54 (2): 459–464. doi:10.2307/4115826. ISSN 0075-5974.
- ^ Shore, Joel S.; Arbo, Maria M.; Fernández, Aveliano (2006). "Breeding system variation, genetics and evolution in the Turneraceae". New Phytologist. 171 (3): 539–551. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01807.x. hdl:11336/41821. ISSN 0028-646X.
- ^ SiBBr. "Species: Piriqueta abairana". ala-bie.sibbr.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-08-06.