Passiflora ovalis | The Italian Collection of Maurizio Vecchia

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

Passiflora ovalis | The Italian Collection of Maurizio Vecchia

Systematics (J. Macdougal et al., 2004)

SUBGENUS: deidamioides
SECTION: tetrastylis


GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OR ORIGIN:

Brasile, Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, and Minas Gerais. 


MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: 8 °C


IDEAL MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: 10 °C


SYNONYMS:

Tetrastylis ovalis (Vell.) Killip, Passiflora silvestris Vell., Passiflora montana Barb. Rodr.


ETYMOLOGY:

From the Latin ovalis, oval, with reference to the shape of the leaves that are elliptical. 


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Passiflora ovalis | The Italian Collection of Maurizio Vecchia