Passiflora biflora
| Two flowered passion flower | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Passiflora |
| Subgenus: | Passiflora |
| Species: | P. biflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Passiflora biflora Lam. | |
Passiflora biflora, the two-flowered passion flower, 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]
References
- ↑ Krings, A., and R.R. Braham. 2005. Guide to Tendrillate Climbers of Costa Rican Mountains. Ames, Iowa: Blackwell Publishing. pp. 94-96.
- ↑ 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.
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