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Passiflora antioquiensis

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Passiflora antioquiensis
Passiflora antioquiensis flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Passiflora
Species:
P. antioquiensis
Binomial name
Passiflora antioquiensis
Synonyms

Passiflora antioquiensis, the red banana passionfruit, is a species of flowering plant in the family Passifloraceae.[2][3] 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.[4] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5] With Passiflora tripartita var. mollissima it was hybridised in the Veitch Nurseries in Exeter, England in the 1870s to yield Passiflora × exoniensis, which has also gained the Award of Garden Merit.[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ Lopez-Gallego, C.; Morales M, P.A. (2021). "Passiflora antioquiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T203440347A203440353. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T203440347A203440353.es. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  2. ^ "Passiflora antioquiensis H.Karst". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  3. ^ "Passiflora antioquiensis H.Karst". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  4. ^ Ulmer, T., and J.M. MacDougal. 2004. Passiflora: Passionflowers of the World. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 335.
  5. ^ "Passiflora antioquiensis H. Karst. banana passion fruit". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Passiflora x exoniensis". Roseland.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Passiflora antioquiensis H. Karst. banana passion fruit". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Passiflora × exoniensis Exeter passion flower". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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