Passiflora truncata | The Italian Collection of Maurizio Vecchia

Systematics (J. Macdougal et al., 2004)

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OR ORIGIN:

 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro State.

CRITICAL MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: 10 °C

IDEAL MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: 12 °C

SYNONYMS:

P. lawsoniana Mast.

ETYMOLOGY:

The name comes from the Latin truncatus, meaning “cut off sharply”, a clear reference to the leaves, which have an apex that looks as if it has been cleanly cut.