Passiflora punicea | The Italian Collection of Maurizio Vecchia
Passiflora punicea, information, classification, temperatures. etymology of Passiflora punicea. Discover the Italian Passiflora Collection by Maurizio Vecchia.
Passiflorapunicea Ruiz & Pav. ex DC. (1826)
Systematics (J. Macdougal et al., 2004)
SUBGENUS: passiflora
SUPERSECTION: distephana
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OR ORIGIN:
Peru
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: 10 °C
IDEAL MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: 12 °C
ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek purple red, from φοῖνιξ phóinix purple scarlet: bright red color.
PHOTOGALLERY:
DESCRIPTION:
It is sold by nurserymen as Passiflora Distephana Peru.