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Passiflora linda

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Passiflora linda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Passiflora
Species:
P. linda
Binomial name
Passiflora linda

Passiflora linda is a species of plant in the family Passifloraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. The species was named in honor of botanist Linda Katherine Escobar.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Jørgensen, P.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Passiflora linda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T45550A11004421. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45550A11004421.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Panero, Jose L. (April 1996). "Passiflora linda, a New Species from Southern Ecuador". Brittonia. 48 (2): 192–194. doi:10.2307/2807813. JSTOR 2807813. S2CID 39425259. The species epithet honors the late Linda Escobar, a botanist who loved her profession and the genus Passiflora.