| Piriqueta abairana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Piriqueta |
| Species: | P. abairana |
| Binomial name | |
| Piriqueta abairana Arbo | |
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Piriqueta abairana is a shrub with orange distylous flowers in the genus Piriqueta of Turneroideae (Passifloraceae). [1] It natively grows in Chapada Diamantina between 1,000 - 1,700 m. [2]
It was originally described in 1999 by Maria Arbo. [3] Morphologically it is similar to P. flammea and P. sarae , but differs in the number and length of inflorescence. [3] It is distylous with salmon or orange flowers. [4] It blooms between December and July. [2]
As of 2017, P. abairana is classified as an endangered species. [5]