Cover | A new species of Passiflora
September 2025 Cover
Photograph by Andreas Kay
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The cover image shows Passiflora quimiana a new species from the Cordillera del Cóndor in Ecuador which is described in the article by Kuethe et al. In later expeditions by the authors of this article in 2023 and 2024, plant material could be collected and analysed. Although Kay sadly passed away long before the rediscovery, this article is dedicated to his works and passion for nature.
Read the open access paper in Nordic Journal of Botany, by Kuethe et al. (2025): Passiflora quimiana, a new species from the Cordillera del Cóndor: Ecuador's far-flung frontier.
Abstract:
A new species of Passiflora subgenus Decaloba, supersect. Decaloba, from the Cordillera del Cóndor in Ecuador, is described and illustrated, with its morphological similarities to other species being discussed in this paper. Passiflora quimiana exhibits the unique combination of narrow ovate to long-oval leaves and small foliaceous bracts. Morphologically it is the most similar to Passiflora quadriflora from Peru, from which it differs by the size of the floral organs, the foliaceous bracts, the structure of the corona, with the inner series slightly swollen at the apices, and the raised limen. It is currently known from a single locality only, occurring as a vine in submontane vegetation of sandstone plateaus.
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