Dolichandra hispida ( De Candolle 1845: 205 ) Fonseca & Lohmann (2015: 35)

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 : 175-176

4.3. Dolichandra hispida ( De Candolle 1845: 205) Fonseca & Lohmann (2015: 35) ( Fig. 4 f–g ).

Diagnosis:— Dolichandra hispida can be easily recognized by the purple ovary (vs. green in other Dolichandra species) and by the calyx with curved apices (vs. calyx without curved apices in D. quadrivalvis ).

Reproductive Period:— Flowering from August to October, no fruiting data.

Distribution and Habitat:— It occurs in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay ( Fonseca et al. 2017). Within the study area, it was registered in Céu Azul, Capanema , in the PARNA Iguazú , on the Cachoeira do Rio Azul trail, and on the Iguaçu riverbanks.

Selected Specimens Examined:— ARGENTINA. Misiones, Parque Nacional Iguazú : Puerto Iguazú , Ruta Nacional 101, 5 March 1995, Zuloaga 5296 ( CTES!) . BRAZIL. Paraná, Parque Nacional do Iguaçu: Céu Azul , Trilha Cachoeira do Rio Azul , 14 September 2015, Hammes 65 ( UNOP!) . Serranópolis do Iguaçu, Área de Capanema , 25°34’08.7”S, 53°56’38.4”W, 29 October 2015, Caxambu 7042 ( HCF!, SPF) .

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.