Five New Species Of Cissus (vitaceae) From Northern Brazil

Cissus acreensis, C. amapaensis, C. apendiculata, C. araguainensis, and C. paraensis, new species of Vitaceae, are described from northern Brazil. These species are distinct in many characters, mainly trichomes, leaf dimorphism, flower disc, fruits, and seeds. In addition to descriptions and illustrations, comments on probable relationships and distributions are presented.62195200Baker, C.F., Ampelideae (1871) Pp. 197-220 in C. F. P. Martius, Flora Brasiliensis, Vol. 14. Frid. Fleischer, Leipzig.Hoehne, F.C., Vitaceae (1915) Relat. Commiss. Linhas Telegr. Estratég. Matto Grosso Amazonas, Bot., 6, pp. 42-44Cincoenta e uina novas espécies da flora do Brasil e outras descricôes e ilustracôes (1938) Arq. Bot. Estado Sâo Paulo, 1, pp. 1-38Kuhlmann, J.G., Especies novas equatoriais e tropicais orientais brasileiras (1938) Anais Reuniäo Sul-Amer. Bot. L, pp. 75-92Mabberley, D.J., The Plant-Book (1987) Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge.Malme, G.O.A., Ex Herbario Kegnelliano (1901) Vitaceae (Juss.) Lindl. Dili. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl., 27, pp. 10-20Planchon, J.E., Monographie des Ampélidées vraies (1887) Pp. 305-654 in A. & C. DeCandolle, Monographiae Phanerogamarum, Vol. 5. G. Masson, Paris