Passiflora discophora
| Passiflora discophora | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Passiflora |
| Species: | P. discophora |
| Binomial name | |
| Passiflora discophora P. Jørg. & Lawesson | |
Passiflora discophora (also known as the Passion Flower) is a species of plant In the Passifloraceae family, endemic to western Ecuador. Passiflora discophora is endemic to western Ecuador. It is restricted to closed wet coastal forest, and considered Critically Endangered due to the rapid ongoing deforestation of Ecuador's coast.
Sources
- Jørgensen, P. & Pitman, N. 2004. Passiflora discophora. 2006IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
- "Passiflora discophora". Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
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