Pibiria Explained

Pibiria is a genus consisting of only one species, Pibiria flava.^[1] 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.

Notes and References

1. 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 . 10.1093/botlinnean/boz003 . 0024-4074.