Passiflora biflora

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Passiflora biflora
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Passiflora
Species:
P. biflora
Binomial name
Passiflora biflora
Lam.

Passiflora biflora, the twoflowered passionflower, is a vine with paired peduncles and flowers up to 3.5 cm (1.4 in) wide. It is native to the New World from Mexico to Colombia and Venezuela.[1] In Florida, P. biflora has been classified by the Exotic Pest Plant Council as a non-native species that has the "potential to disrupt native plant communities."[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Krings, A., and R.R. Braham. 2005. Guide to Tendrillate Climbers of Costa Rican Mountains. Ames, Iowa: Blackwell Publishing. pp. 94-96.
  2. ^ Wunderlin, R.P., and B.F. Hansen. 2008. Passiflora biflora. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants, Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa. Accessed online: 31 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Passiflora biflora Lam".


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