Passiflora mexicana Juss.

Mexican passionflower (en)

Species

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Characteristics

Stems subangular, glabrous. Leaves not pungent, glabrous; stipules linear-subulate, 1.5–2.5 × 0.5 mm, eglandular; petiole eglandular; blade roughly symmetric, 1.5–7(–15) × 2.5–8(–14) cm, moderately to deeply 2-lobed, margins entire; abaxial fine veins weakly to moderately raised, abaxial nectaries not along leaf margins, usually in 2 lines and rarely extending into leaf lobes at least on flowering stems. Floral bracts linearsubulate, 1–4 × 0.5 mm, margins entire, eglandular. Flowers: floral tube absent; sepals green, 13–17 × 4–6 mm; petals green, 3–4 × 1 mm; corona filament whorls 2, outer filaments red, becoming purple, linear, terete, 5–12 mm. Berries purple-black, globose to subellipsoid, 8–16 × 7–14 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Environment

Riparian woodlands, semiarid shrublands; at elevations from 600-1,400 metres.
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Riparian woodlands, semiarid shrublands; at elevations from 600-1,400 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Lung (unspecified)
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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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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:675214-1
WFO ID wfo-0001090763
COL ID 4DYNQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cieca mexicana Passiflora mexicana Monactineirma mexicana