Passiflora loefgrenii Vitta

Species

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Characteristics

A climbing herb. It has tendrils. The stem is cylinder shaped and has stripes along it. The leaves have 3 lobes and are thin. They are 5-9 cm long and the leaf stalk is 3-7 cm long. There are 6 paired glands on it. The flowers occur singly. They are 9-12 cm across. The flowers hang down on thin stalks 11-20 cm long. They fruit have juicy sweet pulp.
Life form perennial
Growth form vine
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows naturally in the southern regions in Brazil.
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Forest edges and scrubland.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
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

Passiflora loefgrenii unspecified picture

Distribution

Passiflora loefgrenii world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:996221-1
WFO ID wfo-0001237640
COL ID 4DYLC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Passiflora loefgrenii Passiflora amethystina var. bolosii