Ipomoea longibracteolata Sim.-Bianch. & J.R.I. Wood, Kew Bull.

A. P. S, Lima, M. T. A., Buril & Melo, J. I. M. de, 2024, Synopsis of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in the state of Paraíba, Brazilian Northeastern, Rheedea 34 (5), pp. 430-456 : 448

22. Ipomoea longibracteolata Sim.-Bianch. & J.R.I. Wood, Kew Bull. 71(1)-8: 15. 2017. Fig. 6a–d

Flowering & fruiting: Flowering from May to June; fruiting not seen.

Distribution: Endemic to Brazil, found in the Cerrado and Caatinga domains, in sandy or rocky soil. It was only recorded in the Center-West in Goiás, in the Southeast in Minas Gerais, and in the Northeast occurring in Bahia ( Wood et al., 2017c; Simão-Bianchini et al., 2024), and Ceará ( Santos et al., 2020a). Here we recorded it for the first time in Paraíba, where it is a rare species, with restricted distribution in the Campina Grande IR in Caatinga and Caatinga-Atlantic Forest transition vegetation.

Specimens examined: BRAZIL, Lagoa Seca, 17.06.2001, fl., C . E .L. Lourenço 204 ( JPB!) .

Puxinanã, 20.V.1992, fl., L.P. Félix 4981 (EAN!,

HST, RECIFE!).

Notes: This species is a liana, with branches hirsute, adaxial surface of the leaf blade sparsely sericeous, peduncles hirsute, bracteoles persistent, oblong to obovate, sepals sericeous, and corolla campanulate, pink with the tube purple.

Figures

Fig. 6. a-d. Ipomoea longibracteolata Sim.-Bianch. & J.R.I. Wood: a. Leaf; b. Leaf indument; c. Flower with closed corolla; d. Bracteole. e-f. I. mauritianaJacq.: e. Leaf; f. Calyx. g. I. megapotamica Choisy,Calyx emphasizing the prominent basolateral glands. h-j. I. meyeri (Spreng.) G.Don: h. Reproductive branch; i. Inner sepal; j. Outer sepal. k-m. I. ramosissima (Poir.) Choisy: k. Reproductive branch; l. Outer sepal; m. Inner sepal. n. I. squamosa Choisy: Calyx. o-p. I. tenera Meisner: o. Reproductive branch; p. Calyx. q. I. tiliacea (Willd.) Choisy: Inflorescence. r. I. grandifolia (Dammer) O’Donell: Calyx. s. I. violacea L.: Reproductive branch (Drawn by F. Martins).