Passiflora nelsonii | The Italian Collection of Maurizio Vecchia

Passiflora nelsonii, information, classification, temperatures. etymology of Passiflora nelsonii. Discover the Italian Passiflora Collection by Maurizio Vecchia.

Passiflora nelsonii | The Italian Collection of Maurizio Vecchia

Systematics (J. Macdougal et al., 2004)

SUBGENUS: passiflora
SUPERSECTION: laurifolia
SERIES: tilifolia


GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OR ORIGIN:

Southern Mexico and northern Guatemala.


MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: 10 °C


IDEAL MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: 12 °C


ETYMOLOGY:

Perhaps dedicated to David Nelson (? - 1789), gardener and botanist.
He was part of James Cook’s expedition with the Bounty. He was a gardener at Kew Garden.


PHOTOGALLERY:


Passiflora nelsonii | The Italian Collection of Maurizio Vecchia