Passiflora antioquiensis

Passiflora antioquiensis
Passiflora antioquiensis flower
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Passifloraceae
Genus:	Passiflora
Species:	P. antioquiensis
Binomial name
Passiflora antioquiensis H.Karst.
Synonyms
P. van–volxemii(Hook.) Triana & Planch. Tacsonia van-volxemiiHook.

Passiflora antioquiensis, the red banana passionfruit, is a species of flowering plant in the family Passifloraceae. ^{[2] [3]} It is native to Colombia and is named for the Antioquia Department in Colombia where the type specimen was collected. It was originally described by Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten in 1859. ^[4] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. ^[5] With Passiflora tripartita var. mollissima it was hybridised in the Veitch Nurseries in Exeter, England in the 1870s to yield Passiflora × exoniensis , which has also gained the Award of Garden Merit. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

References

1. Lopez-Gallego, C.; Morales M, P.A. (2021). "Passiflora antioquiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T203440347A203440353. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T203440347A203440353.es . Retrieved February 4, 2025.
2. "Passiflora antioquiensis H.Karst". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
3. "Passiflora antioquiensis H.Karst". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
4. Ulmer, T., and J.M. MacDougal. 2004. Passiflora: Passionflowers of the World. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 335.
5. "Passiflora antioquiensis H. Karst. banana passion fruit". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
6. "Passiflora x exoniensis". Roseland.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
7. "Passiflora antioquiensis H. Karst. banana passion fruit". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
8. "Passiflora × exoniensis Exeter passion flower". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

External links

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