One New Species And One New Subspecies Of Cissus (vitaceae) From Colombia

Cissus colombiensis and C. verticillata subsp. colombiana, new taxa of Vitaceae, are described from Colombia. In addition to descriptions and illustrations, comments on their probable relationships and distributions are presented. Cissus L. has approximately 55 species in South America and is the largest genus in the Vitaceae. Many of the species described by Baker (1871; placed in the genus Vitis), and Planchon (1887) were considered synonyms in a recent taxonomic survey by the author (Lombard!, 1995), while one new species and one new subspecies were found in Colombia: Cissus colombiensis and C. verticillata subsp. colombiana.62191194Baker, J.G., Ampelideae (1871) Pp. 197-220 in C. F. P. Martius (Editor), Flora Brasiliensis, Vol. 14. Frid. Fleischer, Leipzig.Lombard, J.A., Typification of names of South American Casus (Vitaceae) (1995) Taxon, 44, pp. 193-206Planchon, J.E., Monographie des Ampélidées vraies (1887) Pp. 305-654 M A. & C. DeCandolle (Editors), Monographiae Phanerogamarum, Vol. 5. G. Masson, Paris