Passiflora linda

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Passiflora linda
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Passiflora
Species:
P. linda
Binomial name
Passiflora linda

Passiflora linda is a species of plant in the family Passifloraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. The species was named in honor of botanist Linda Katherine Escobar. [2]

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Linda Katherine Albert de Escobar, was an American botanist, plant collector, and educator noted for her study of Passiflora as well as her work as a teacher and administrator at the University of Antioquia. She was director of the university's herbarium from 1981–1988, and served as President of the Herbariums Colombian Association. The species Passiflora linda was named in her honor. The standard author abbreviation L.K.Escobar is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. She identified over forty species, mostly in Passiflora.

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References

  1. Jørgensen, P.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Passiflora linda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T45550A11004421. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45550A11004421.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Panero, Jose L. (April 1996). "Passiflora linda, a New Species from Southern Ecuador". Brittonia. 48 (2): 192–194. doi:10.2307/2807813. JSTOR   2807813. S2CID   39425259. The species epithet honors the late Linda Escobar, a botanist who loved her profession and the genus Passiflora.