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Passiflora montana

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Passiflora montana
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

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

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  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