Passiflora coactilis

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Passiflora coactilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Passiflora
Species:
P. coactilis
Binomial name
Passiflora coactilis
Synonyms[1]
  • Tacsonia coactilis Mast.
  • Passiflora mariae (Sodiro) Harms
  • Tacsonia mariae Sodiro
  • Tacsonia mariae var. chimborazensis Sodiro

Passiflora coactilis is a species of passion flower belonging to the Maypop Family, Passifloraceae.[1][2] It is native to Colombia and Ecuador. Its most unique feature is its very long androgynophore (a central column to which the stamens and the pistil and eventually the fruit are all attached) which is up to 11 cm (4.3 in) in length.[3]

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