''Passiflora'' subg. ''Astrophea'' is a group of ''
Passiflora
''Passiflora'', known also as the passion flowers or passion vines, is a genus of about 550 species of flowering plants, the type genus of the family Passifloraceae.
''Passiflora'' species are widely cultivated for their striking flowers, fla ...
'' species that are lianas, shrubs and trees found in South America.
Taxonomy
It was first published as ''Passiflora'' sect. ''Astrophea'' by
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss people, Swiss botany, botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple ...
in 1822.
[''Passiflora'' sect. ''Astrophea'' DC. (n.d.). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved January 9, 2025, from https://www.ipni.org/n/306839-2] The lectotype is ''
Passiflora glauca''.
[Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-w). ''Passiflora'' sect. ''Astrophea'' DC. Tropicos. Retrieved January 9, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/24200584] It was elevated to the subgenus ''Passiflora'' subg. ''Astrophea'' published by
Maxwell T. Masters in 1871.
[Masters, M. T. (1871)]
XIX. Contributions to the Natural History of the Passifloraceae.
Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, (4), 593-645.[Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-x). ''Passiflora'' subg. ''Astrophea'' (DC.) Mast. Tropicos. Retrieved January 9, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/24200629]
Species
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