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Passiflora montana

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Species of vine

Passiflora montana
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.

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. 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
Taxon identifiers
Passiflora montana
Tetrastylis montana


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