Ipomoea apodiensis

Wood, John R. I., Munoz-Rodriguez, Pablo, Williams, Bethany R. M. & Scotland, Robert W., 2020, A foundation monograph of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in the New World, PhytoKeys 143, pp. 1-823 : 1

376. Ipomoea apodiensis J.R.I. Wood & Scotland, sp. nov

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Type.

BRAZIL. Rio Grande do Norte, Felipe Guerra, Cachoeira do Roncador, -5,57943333S, -37,67805556W, 56 m., 21 Apr 2016, M. Marinho, A.S. Soares & L.O.F. Sousa: 250 (holotype PEUFR).

Diagnosis. Differs from Ipomoea macedoi by the entire or shallowly 3-lobed leaves, which often appear more or less entire with broad lateral teeth, the base cordate (not all leaves 3-5-lobed, the base truncate and the lobes deeply cut and oblong-elliptic in outline), by the longer pedicels 2.2-7 cm in length, the longer peduncles 1-3 cm long and by the much longer pale pink corolla 4-5 cm in length.

Illustration.

Morais et al. (2017: 74).

Distribution.

Endemic to Rio Grande do Norte where it is found at low altitudes on the Chapada de Apodi and at the Cachoeira do Roncador in Felipe Guerra.

BRAZIL. Rio Grande do Norte: several specimens cited by Morais et al. 2017.

Note.

This species was originally published as the first record of Ipomoea macedoi from NE Brazil (Morais et al. 2017). However, the description and the accompanying images make it clear that it is a distinct species and is here published as such.