Passiflora bryonioides Kunth

Cupped passionflower (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Passifloraceae > Passiflora

Characteristics

Stems terete, uncinate-hairy. Leaves not pungent, uncinatehairy; stipules ovate-lanceolate, falcate, 2–7 × 1–4 mm, margins entire, eglandular; petiole glandular, glands clavate; blade roughly symmetric, 2–7(–10) × 2–7(–11) cm, deeply (3–)5–7 (–9)-lobed, middle lobe as long as or longer than lateral lobes, margins serrate; abaxial fine veins prominently raised, abaxial nectaries absent or sometimes present along lateral veins. Floral bracts linear-subulate, 2–7 × 0.5 mm, margins entire, eglandular. Flowers: floral tube cuplike, 1–2 mm deep; sepals white, 15–20 × 5–8 mm; petals white, 8–11 × 2–3 mm; corona filament whorls 1, filaments purple basally, yellow-white apically, linear, terete, sometimes clavate, 5–11 mm. Berries green to green-white, ovoid-fusiform, 35–45 × 20–25 mm. 2n = 12.
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A vine. It can grow 5 m long. The flowers are white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.5
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Environment

Semi-arid thorn scrub, grassy chaparral-type vegetation (Ilano espinoso), canyons in arid areas, or sometimes in open dry grassy low oak or pine forest; at elevations from 1,100-2,150 metres.
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Semi-arid thorn scrub, grassy chaparral-type vegetation (Ilano espinoso), canyons in arid areas, or sometimes in open dry grassy low oak or pine forest; at elevations from 1,100-2,150 metres.
It is a temperate plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 29
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

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Distribution

Passiflora bryonioides world distribution map, present in Colombia, Mexico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:674847-1
WFO ID wfo-0001090761
COL ID 4DY9B
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Decaloba bryonioides Passiflora bryonioides Passiflora inamoena Passiflora karsteniana Passiflora bryoniifolia