Passiflora montana | |
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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 | |
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]
Passiflora, known also as the passion flowers or passion vines, is a genus of about 550 species of flowering plants, the type genus of the family Passifloraceae.
Passiflora ligularis, commonly known as the sweet granadilla or grenadia, is a plant species in the genus Passiflora. It is known as granadilla in Bolivia, Colombia, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, the Azores Islands, South Africa and Peru; granadilla común in Guatemala; granadilla de China or parcha dulce in Venezuela and granaditta in Jamaica.
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Passiflora ampullacea is a species of plant in the family Passifloraceae. The vine is endemic to Ecuador. It is an IUCN Red List threatened species.
Passiflora anfracta is a species of flowering plant in the Passifloraceae family. It is a passion flower that is endemic to Ecuador.
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Passiflora deltoifolia is a species of plant in the family Passifloraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Passiflora harlingii is a species of plant in the family Passifloraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Passiflora jatunsachensis is a species of plant in the family Passifloraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
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Passiflora luzmarina is a species of plant in the family Passifloraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Passiflora roseorum is a species of plant in the family Passifloraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Passiflora sanctae-barbarae is a species of plant in the family Passifloraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
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Passiflora trochlearis is a species of plant in the family Passifloraceae. It is endemic to the coastal lowlands of Ecuador. It is named after its purple trochlea which stands out from its light green androgynophore.
Passiflora zamorana is a species of plant in the family Passifloraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
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Passiflora arborea is a species of passion flower found in Colombia, Ecuador and Panama. Passiflora arborea is a freestanding tree that can grow to be 50 feet tall. They germinate anywhere from an elevation of 1400 – 2000 ft. The tree's leaves grow to be 1 to 1½ feet long. It is native to Colombia, is rarely seen in cultivation, and is one of two species of Passiflora that is not widely distributed throughout the country.
Passiflora viridescens is a plant species native to Perú and Ecuador.