Passiflora montana

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Passiflora montana
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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]

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References

  1. Jørgensen, P. & Pitman, N. 2004. Passiflora montana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
  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. 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