Passiflora mucronata Lam.

Species

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Characteristics

A vigorous climbing herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has tendrils. The vine is cylinder shaped and zigzags. The leaves are 4-12 cm long on leaf stalks 1-2 cm long. These have 2-4 glands. The flowers occur singly. They are 8-10 cm across. The flower stalks are 8 cm long. The fruit have sweet, juicy pulp. The fruit are oval and green. They are 6-7 cm long and 3 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form vine
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows on the banks and levees in Brazil.
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Climbing into shrubs in the coastal forests (restingas).
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh. They are also used for juice.
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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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Distribution

Passiflora mucronata world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:675235-1
WFO ID wfo-0000480085
COL ID 764CJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Passiflora mucronata Decaloba pallida Passiflora aetheoantha Passiflora albida