Passiflora sprucei | The Italian Collection of Maurizio Vecchia

Passiflora sprucei, information, classification, temperatures. etymology of Passiflora sprucei. Discover the Italian Passiflora Collection by Maurizio Vecchia.

Passiflora sprucei | The Italian Collection of Maurizio Vecchia

Systematics (J. Macdougal et al., 2004)

SUBGENUS: passiflora
SUPERSECTION: stipulata
SECTION: granadillastrum


GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OR ORIGIN:

Coasts of Ecuador up to 2.000 m of altitude. 


MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: 10 °C


IDEAL MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: 12 °C


ETYMOLOGY:

He brought to England numerous plants that were part of the collection of Kew Garden.Dedicated to Richard Spruce (1817 - 1893) English botanist and explorer.
 


PHOTOGALLERY:


Passiflora sprucei | The Italian Collection of Maurizio Vecchia