Passiflora andreana seeds grow into a climbing passionflower from Ecuador, where in current classification it is treated as a synonym of Passiflora harlingii Holm-Niels., native to the wet tropical biome. Originally described by Masters as Passiflora andreana Mast. (Maxwell Thomas Masters, 1833–1907, British botanist who monographed the Passifloraceae), then recombined by Harms; later synonymised with P. harlingii. The epithet andreana likely honours someone named Andrea or Andreas. An Ecuadorian passionflower of the Tacsonia group with the characteristic elongated tubular flowers of that section. Family Passifloraceae.Full sun to partial shade; moist, well-drained soils; cool wet tropical highland conditions (Andes). Climbing passionflower. Suitable for Andean and highland tropical gardens. 'Andreana' honours someone named Andrea/Andreas; Mast. (Masters, 1833–1907); current taxonomy: syn. of P. harlingii Ecuadorian endemic; Tacsonia group; elongated tubular flowers; wet tropical Andean habitat Ecuador — wet tropical biome; climber (Tacsonia section; current taxonomy = Passiflora harlingii) Genus Passiflora: ~550 species; New World tropics; passion flowers; Family Passifloraceae; Order Malpighiales Full sun/partial shade; moist soils; cool tropical highlands; Andean climber; Family Passifloraceae Passiflora andreana — treated in current classification as a synonym of P. harlingii — is an Ecuadorian passionflower of the Andes originally described by Maxwell Masters, the British botanist who produced the most comprehensive treatment of Passifloraceae in the 19th century, his work documenting the extraordinary diversity of passion flowers across the Neotropics. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
