Passiflora ciliata | The Italian Collection of Maurizio Vecchia

Systematics (J. Macdougal et al., 2004)

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OR ORIGIN:

Mexico.

MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: 10 °C

IDEAL MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: 12 °C

SYNONYMS:

 P. foetida var. ciliata (Dryand) Mast., Dysosmia ciliata M. Roemer.

ETYMOLOGY:

Denomination due to the morphology of the glands of the petiole that are equipped with eyelashes (Lat. ciliatus, with eyelashes)