Passiflora montana

Passiflora montana
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
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 family Passifloraceae. 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". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004 e.T45554A11004606. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45554A11004606.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Holm-Nielsen, L. B.; Lawesson, J. E. (1987). "New Species of Passiflora Subgenus Passiflora from Ecuador". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 74 (3): 497–504. Bibcode:1987AnMBG..74..497H. doi:10.2307/2399317. JSTOR   2399317.
3. Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins , p. 239, at Google Books