Dolichandra cynanchoides Chamisso (1832: 658)

4.1. Dolichandra cynanchoides Chamisso (1832: 658) View in CoL ( Fig. 4 c View FIGURE 4 ).

Diagnosis:— Dolichandra cynanchoides can be recognized by the branchlets light purple( vs. green in other Dolichandra species), and by the reflexed corolla lobes and stipitate ovary ( vs. straight corolla lobes and sessile ovary in other Dolichandra species).

Reproductive Period:— Flowering from December to February, fruiting in February.

Distribution and Habitat:— It occurs in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Cultivated worldwide ( Lohmann 2010, Lohmann & Taylor 2014, Fonseca et al. 2017). Within the study area, it was registered in Capanema, Foz do Iguaçu, Lindoeste, and in the PARNA Iguazú , mainly on rivers’ banks. Collected for the first time since 1966 (Lindeman 3476) in the PARNA Iguaçu ( Caxambu 9114).

Selected Specimens Examined:— ARGENTINA. Misiones, Parque Nacional Iguazú: Puerto Iguazú, al este de Garganta del Diablo, 25º42’11,’’ S, 54º25’34’’W, 19 May 2009, Keller 7083 ( CTES!) . BRAZIL. Paraná, Parque Nacional do Iguaçu: Foz do Iguaçu , 08 December 1966, Lindeman 3476 ( MBM!, U); Capanema , 08 December 1966, Lindeman 3478 ( MO, US) ; Lindoeste, cachoeira, 13 February 2020, 25°21’33.8”S, 53°39’26.4”W, Caxambu 9114 ( HCF!) GoogleMaps .