Pibiria

Pibiria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Subfamily: Pibirioideae
M.W.Chase & Christenh.
Genus: Pibiria
Maas
Species:
P. flava
Binomial name
Pibiria flava
Maas

Pibiria is a genus consisting of only one species, Pibiria flava. The genus is the only member of the subfamily Pibirioideae (Passifloraceae).

Pibiria flava

Pibiria flava, the sole member of Pibiria, was identified, but unclassified, in 1993. It is a woody subtropical bush with yellow flowers. DNA, morphology, and reproductive analysis suggests the species is closely related to Turneroideae, but divergent enough to justify a different subfamily. The type specimen was collected at Mabura Hill in central Guyana.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Maas, Paul J M; Baas, Pieter; Christenhusz, Maarten J M; Clarkson, James J; Koek-Noorman, Jifke; Mennega, Alberta M W; Tokuoka, Toru; Van Der Bank, Michelle; Van Der Ham, Raymond W J M; Van Marle, Erik-Jan; Westra, Lubbert Y T H; Chase, Mark W (2019-03-26). "'Unknown yellow':Pibiria, a new genus of Passifloraceae with a mixture of features found in Passifloroideae and Turneroideae". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 189 (4): 397–407. doi:10.1093/botlinnean/boz003. ISSN 0024-4074.