Piriqueta abairana

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.

[2] As of 2017, P. abairana is classified as an endangered species.