Dolichandra cynanchoides Chamisso (1832: 658)

Hentz Júnior, Elmar J., Lohmann, Lúcia G., Caxambu, Marcelo G., Temponi, Lívia G. & Pires Lima, Laura C., 2022, Floristic Inventory of the Iguaçu and Iguazú National Parks (Brazil and Argentina): Bignoniaceae, Phytotaxa 570 (2), pp. 165-192 : 175

4.1. Dolichandra cynanchoides Chamisso (1832: 658) ( Fig. 4 c ).

Diagnosis:— Dolichandra cynanchoides can be recognized by the branchlets light purple(vs. green in other Dolichandra species), and by the reflexed corolla lobes and stipitate ovary (vs. straight corolla lobes and sessile ovary in other Dolichandra species).

Reproductive Period:— Flowering from December to February, fruiting in February.

Distribution and Habitat:— It occurs in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Cultivated worldwide ( Lohmann 2010, Lohmann & Taylor 2014, Fonseca et al. 2017). Within the study area, it was registered in Capanema, Foz do Iguaçu, Lindoeste, and in the PARNA Iguazú , mainly on rivers’ banks. Collected for the first time since 1966 (Lindeman 3476) in the PARNA Iguaçu (Caxambu 9114).

Selected Specimens Examined:— ARGENTINA. Misiones, Parque Nacional Iguazú: Puerto Iguazú, al este de Garganta del Diablo, 25º42’11,’’ S, 54º25’34’’W, 19 May 2009, Keller 7083 ( CTES!) . BRAZIL. Paraná, Parque Nacional do Iguaçu: Foz do Iguaçu , 08 December 1966, Lindeman 3476 ( MBM!, U); Capanema , 08 December 1966, Lindeman 3478 ( MO, US) ; Lindoeste, cachoeira, 13 February 2020, 25°21’33.8”S, 53°39’26.4”W, Caxambu 9114 ( HCF!) .

Figures

FIGURE 4. Bignonia binata A. Fruit. Bignonia sciuripabulum. B. Fruit. Dolichandra cynanchoides. C. Corolla. Dolichandra dentata. D. Leaflets with serrated margin. E. Seeds. Dolichandra hispida. F. Branch with hispid trichomes. G. Flower showing bilabiate calyx. Drawn by Thaís Marcon.