Passiflora lobata SEEDS

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Passiflora lobata seeds grow into a climbing passionflower of the Neotropics. Described by (Killip) Hutch. ex J.M.MacDougal (Ellsworth Paine Killip, 1890–1968, American botanist an d Passiflora specialist at the Smithsonian, originally named it; John Hutchinson and John MacDougal later recombined it). The epithet lobata means 'lobed' (from Latin), referring to the lobed leaf shape. Named and worked on by Killip, whose 1938 monograph on the Passifloraceae remains a landmark of Passiflora taxonomy. A Neotropical climbing passionflower; lobed leaves; corona filaments characteristic of the genus. Family Passifloraceae.Full sun to partial shade; moist, well-drained soils; warm wet tropical conditions. Climbing passionflower. Suitable for tropical gardens and Passiflora collectors. 'Lobata' = lobed (leaf shape); (Killip) Hutch. ex J.M.MacDougal; Killip (1890–1968) = Smithsonian Passiflora monographer Killip's 1938 Passifloraceae monograph — landmark Passiflora taxonomy reference; lobed-leaved Neotropical climber Neotropical — wet tropical biome; climber (Neotropical; Killip Passiflora collections) Genus Passiflora: ~550 species; New World tropics; passion flowers; Family Passifloraceae; Order Malpighiales Full sun/partial shade; moist soils; warm tropical; climbing passionflower; Family Passifloraceae Passiflora lobata — the lobed passionflower — carries the name of Ellsworth Killip, whose monumental 1938 monograph on the Passifloraceae at the Smithsonian Institution documented the extraordinary diversity of the passion flower genus from the Americas, describing hundreds of species that still form the backbone of Passiflora taxonomy today. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds. Show more