Passiflora madidiana, a New Species of Passifloraceae from Northern Bolivia

Abstract

We describe Passiflora madidiana P. Jørg., Cayola & Araujo-Murakami (Passifloraceae) as new from Bolivia. It belongs to Passiflora L. subg. Passiflora and is probably closely related to P. crassifolia Killip, P. mapiriensis Harms, P. actinia Hook., and P. jilekii Wawra. The material was collected during a floristic inventory project of the dry forest within the Madidi National Park. We presume the species to be endemic to these highly seasonal and isolated dry forests that surround the upper part of the Río Tuichi within the Madidi National Park.