Podranea ricasoliana ( Tanfani 1887: 17 ) Sprague

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 : 184

9.1. Podranea ricasoliana ( Tanfani 1887: 17) Sprague in Dyer (1904: 449) ( Fig. 8 c ).

Diagnosis:— Recognized by the imparipinnate leaves, and pink corollas with dark stripes.

Distribution and Habitat:— Native from South Africa, cultivated in Central and South America ( Hurrell et al. 2012). Within the study area, it was registered in Foz do Iguaçu, planted as ornamental. Exotic for Brazil and the Misiones province.

Selected Specimens Examined:— BRAZIL. Paraná, Parque Nacional do Iguaçu: Foz do Iguaçu, próximo ao Hotel Cataratas , 16 January 2019, Hentz Junior 69 ( UNOP) .

Figures

FIGURE 8. Handroanthus albus. A. Inflorescence. Handroanthus chrysotrichus. B. Prodranea ricasoliana. C. Branch and Inflorescence. Pyrostegia venusta. D. Flower.