Biology:Passiflora kuranda

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Passifloraceae

Passiflora kuranda
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Passiflora
Species:
P. kuranda
Binomial name
Passiflora kuranda
Krosnick & A.J.Ford[1][2]
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Passiflora kuranda is a plant in the passionfruit family Passifloraceae. It is endemic to rainforests of north east Queensland, from Cooktown southwards to Cairns, and at altitudes from near sea level to 900 m (2,950 ft). It was first described in 2009.

Taxonomy

Passiflora kuranda was first described by Shawn Elizabeth Krosnick and Andrew James Ford in 2009. The type specimen was collected by Ford in 2003 near Atherton, Queensland. Their paper was published in the journal Systematic Botany.[1][3]

Conservation

This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.[4] (As of December 2022), it has not been assessed by the IUCN.

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References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q17558029 entry