Passiflora montana

Passiflora montana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Passifloraceae
Genus:Passiflora
Species: P. montana
Binomial name
Passiflora montana
Holm-Niels. & Lawesson

Passiflora montana is a species of plant in the Passifloraceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. This Passiflora is related most closely to Passiflora palenquensis, Passiflora deltoifolia, and Passiflora pergrandis.[2]

The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[3]

References

  1. Jørgensen, P. & Pitman, N. 2004. Passiflora montana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
  2. . JSTOR 2399317. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books


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