Passiflora kermesina Link & Otto is a plant in the Passifloraceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Passiflora kermesina Link & Otto

Passiflora kermesina Link & Otto

Passiflora kermesina is a Brazilian native vining plant that is cultivated as an ornamental.

Genus
Passiflora
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Passiflora kermesina Link & Otto

Passiflora kermesina Link & Otto, whose specific epithet "kermesina" means crimson, has the scientific synonym Passiflora raddiana DC. This species is native to Brazil, where it grows wild in the Caatinga and Cerrado vegetation types. It is cultivated for use as a vining ornamental plant.

Photo: (c) Geovane Siqueira, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Geovane Siqueira · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Passifloraceae Passiflora

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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