Passiflora garckei Mast.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Passifloraceae > Passiflora

Characteristics

A vine. It is a herb. The leaves are almost round with the stalk attached away from the edge. The leaves have 3 lobes. They are grey underneath and the veins are red. The flowers are blue or purplish. They are 8 cm across. The fruit are green and 4 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form vine
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Clearings in rain and riverine forests, also on ferrobauxite hills.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in swamp.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Usage

The pulp of the fruit is eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Passiflora garckei world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:675010-1
WFO ID wfo-0000479882
COL ID 75SBY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 734525
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Synonyms

Passiflora garckei Passiflora glaucophylla Passiflora pruinosa