Passiflora eichleriana Mast.

Species

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Characteristics

A climbing herb. It keeps growing for several years It has tendrils. The stem is cylinder shaped and has stripes along it. The leaves have 3 lobes and are thin. They are 3-7.5 cm long. The leaf stalk is 1-6 cm long and has stripes along it. It has 6-8 glands. The flowers occur singly. They are 6-7 cm across. The fruit have a juicy pulp.
Life form perennial
Growth form vine
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows naturally on the edges of forests in Brazil.
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Forest edges and scrubland.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh.
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Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 29
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Images

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Distribution

Passiflora eichleriana world distribution map, present in Brazil and Paraguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:674968-1
WFO ID wfo-0001091310
COL ID 4DYDR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Passiflora eichleriana Passiflora violacea f. albiflora