Passiflora kermesina

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Passiflora kermesina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malpighiales Family: Passifloraceae Genus: Passiflora Species: P. kermesina
Binomial name
Passiflora kermesina Link & Otto

Passiflora kermesina (syn. Passiflora raddiana DC.) is a native ornamental plant of Brazil, which is found in the wild in Caatinga and Cerrado vegetation. In addition, this plant is cited in The Floral Cabinet & Magazine of Exotic Botany 1837-1840 by G.B. Knowles and Frederic Westcott.

[edit] See also

• List of plants of Caatinga vegetation of Brazil
• List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil

[edit] External links

• The Floral Cabinet & Magazine of Exotic Botany 1837-1840: Passiflora kermesina
• (Portuguese) Checklist das Plantas do Nordeste (Checklist of Plants of Northeast Brazil): Passiflora kermesina