| Piriqueta abairana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Piriqueta |
| Species: | P. abairana |
| Binomial name | |
| Piriqueta abairana Arbo | |
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Piriqueta abairana is a shrub with orange distylous flowers in the genus Piriqueta of Turneroideae (Passifloraceae). It natively grows in Chapada Diamantina between 1,000 - 1,700 m.
It was originally described in 1999 by Maria Arbo. Morphologically it is similar to P. flammea and P. sarae, but differs in the number and length of inflorescence. It is distylous with salmon or orange flowers. It blooms between December and July.
As of 2017, P. abairana is classified as an endangered species.
References
- "Piriqueta abairana Arbo | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ Arbo, Maria Mercedes; Giulietti, Ana Maria (2009). "TURNERACEAE" (PDF). Plantas Raras do Brasil. Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana: Conservação Internacional.
- ^ Arbo, Maria Mercedes (1999). "Two New Species of Piriqueta (Turneraceae) from Bahia, Brazil". Kew Bulletin. 54 (2): 459–464. doi:10.2307/4115826. ISSN 0075-5974.
- Shore, Joel S.; Arbo, Maria M.; Fernández, Aveliano (2006). "Breeding system variation, genetics and evolution in the Turneraceae". New Phytologist. 171 (3): 539–551. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01807.x. hdl:11336/41821. ISSN 0028-646X.
- SiBBr. "Species: Piriqueta abairana". ala-bie.sibbr.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Piriqueta abairana | |