Passiflora antioquiensis H.Karst.

Passionflower (en)

Species

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Characteristics

A vine. Young leaves are narrow and older leaves have 3 leaflets and are more broad. The red flowers hang on 40 cm long stems. The flowers can be 8-10 cm across. The fruit are banana shaped. They can be 10 cm long by 3 cm wide. They are yellow or red when ripe. The flesh is orange.
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Flowers pink or red, pending on up to 20 cm long pedicels; hypanthium 2-4 cm; fruit ± fusiform, longitudinally ribbed, to c. 12 cm, edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 6.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in highland regions. It can grow in reasonable soil. It is fairly sensitive to cold temperatures. It needs good drainage and can grow in sun or light shade. It grows wild above 2,000 m in Papua New Guinea. In the Andes it grows between 800-2,000 m above sea level.
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Found at elevations from 2,000-3,000 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 11-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten. They are also used for drinks.
Uses environmental use food medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It is grown from seeds. It can cover an area of 2 m by 3 m on a trellis. Two or more plants are necessary for good fruit production.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 29
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Passiflora antioquiensis world distribution map, present in Colombia, Sri Lanka, and Papua New Guinea

Conservation status

Passiflora antioquiensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:674787-1
WFO ID wfo-0001090670
COL ID 75SDD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Passiflora antioquiensis Passiflora vanvolxemii Tacsonia vanvolxemii Tacsonia volxemii Tacsonia grandis

Lower taxons

Passiflora antioquiensis var. trisecta