Passiflora sphaerocarpa | The Italian Collection of Maurizio Vecchia

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

Passiflora sphaerocarpa | The Italian Collection of Maurizio Vecchia

Systematics (J. Macdougal et al., 2004)

SUBGENUS: astrophea
SUPERSECTION: astrophea
SECTION: astrophea


GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OR ORIGIN:

Eastern Cordillera of Colombia, 500 to 1,625 m. 


MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: 10 °C


IDEAL MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: 12 °C


ETYMOLOGY:

From the Latin sphaera (sphere, globe) and from the Greek καρπός (karpos, fruit): from spherical fruits.


PHOTOGALLERY:


Passiflora sphaerocarpa | The Italian Collection of Maurizio Vecchia