Passiflora kermesina explained

Passiflora kermesina ('kermesina'=crimson) (syn. Passiflora raddiana DC.) is a native plant of Brazil, which is found in the wild in Caatinga and Cerrado vegetation.^[1]

It is cultivated as a vining ornamental plant.

External links

• The Floral Cabinet & Magazine of Exotic Botany 1837-1840: Passiflora kermesina

Notes and References

1. Cited in The Floral Cabinet & Magazine of Exotic Botany 1837-1840 by G.B. Knowles and Frederic Westcott.