Passiflora discophora
Passiflora discophora is a species of plant In the family Passifloraceae, endemic to western Ecuador. Passiflora discophora is endemic to western Ecuador. It is restricted to closed wet coastal forest, and considered Critically Endangered due to the rapid ongoing deforestation of Ecuador's coast.
| Passiflora discophora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Passiflora |
| Species: | P. discophora |
| Binomial name | |
| Passiflora discophora P. Jørg. & Lawesson | |
References
- Jørgensen, P. & Pitman, N. 2004. Passiflora discophora. 2006IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
- "Passiflora discophora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
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