Lombardi, J. A. (Departamento de Botanica, Institute de Ciencias Biolo
gicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos 6627,
31270-110, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil). Two notable new spec
ies of Cissus (Vitaceae) from South America. Brittonia 50: 19-22. 1998
.-Two new species of Cissus are described and illustrated: Cissus boli
viana, a simple-leaved species from Bolivian forests, and C. bracteosa
, a species with an unusual indumentum from rain forests of Colombia,
Ecuador, and Peru.