Dolichandra dentata (Schumann 1894: 227) L.G. Lohmann

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

4.2. Dolichandra dentata (Schumann 1894: 227) L.G. Lohmann in Lohmann & Taylor (2014: 430) ( Figs. 4 d–e ).

Diagnosis:— Dolichandra dentata can be recognized by the serrated leaflet margins (vs. entire margin in other Dolichandra species), and by the seed wings woody with an hyaline margin (vs. hyaline or rarely woody without the hyaline margin in other Dolichandra species).

Reproductive Period:— Flowering in October, no fruiting data.

Distribution and Habitat:— It occurs in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay ( Lohmann 2010, Lohmann & Taylor 2014, Fonseca et al. 2017). Within the study area, it was registered in Capanema near the Floriano river, and in the PARNA Iguazú .

Selected Specimens Examined:— ARGENTINA. Misiones, Parque Nacional Iguazú: Puerto Iguazú , 19 December 1980, Cusato. 461 ( CTES!) . BRAZIL. Paraná, Parque Nacional do Iguaçu : Capanema , 25°32’24.1”S, 53°47’59.0”W, 30 October 2015, Caxambu 7091 ( 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.