Mandevilla arcuata A.H. Gentry, Ann.

Morales, J. Francisco, 2025, A New Species, New Records, And New Synonyms Of Mandevilla (Apocynaceae) From Ecuador, With Comments On Morphological Characters, Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 19 (1), pp. 39-50 : 46

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scientific name	Mandevilla arcuata A.H. Gentry, Ann.
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Mandevilla arcuata A.H. Gentry, Ann. View in CoL Missouri Bot. Gard. 71:1079. 1984. TYPE: PERÚ. Amazonas : Valle del rÍo

Santiago,cerca de Caterpiza, 200 m, 29 Jan 1980 (fl,fr), S.Tunqui 674 (HOLOTYPE: MO barcode#285244; ISOTYPES: USM, WAG barcode

#0027207).

Distribution.— Colombia, Ecuador, and Perú, at 150– 800 m.

Discussion.— Mandevilla arcuata resembles M. schlimii (Müll. Arg.) Woodson , but differs by its glabrous leaf blades (vs. abaxially tomentulose), pedicels 8–12 mm long (vs. 1–5 mm), and corolla with the lower part 14–16 mm long (vs. 4–14 mm).

Specimen examined: ECUADOR. Zamora-Chinchipe: valle del rÍo Waiwaime, cerca de la boca del rÍo Quime , 22 Sep 2007 (fl,fr), Croat & Ferry 99044 ( CR, MO) .

Abbreviations

S	Department of Botany, Swedish Museum of Natural History
MO	Missouri Botanical Garden
USM	Universiti Sains Malaysia
WAG	Wageningen University
CR	Museo Nacional de Costa Rica