Passiflora antioquiensis

Passiflora antioquiensis
P. antioquiensis flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Passiflora
Species: P. antioquiensis
Binomial name
Passiflora antioquiensis
H.Karst.
Synonyms

Passiflora antioquiensis (the red banana passionfruit) is a species in the Passifloraceae family. It is native to Colombia and is named for the Antioquia Department in Colombia where the type specimen was collected. It was originally described by Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten in 1859.[1]

References

  1. Ulmer, T., and J.M. MacDougal. 2004. Passiflora: Passionflowers of the World. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 335.

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