Biology:Passiflora kermesina

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Short description: Species of vine

Passiflora kermesina
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Passiflora
Species:
P. kermesina
Binomial name
Passiflora kermesina
Link & Otto
Synonyms
  • Passiflora raddiana DC.

Passiflora kermesina ('kermesina'=crimson) (syn. Passiflora raddiana DC.) is a native plant of Brazil , which is found in the wild in Caatinga and Cerrado vegetation.[1]

It is cultivated as a vining ornamental plant.

References

  1. Cited in The Floral Cabinet & Magazine of Exotic Botany 1837-1840 by G.B. Knowles and Frederic Westcott.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3436222 entry