Passiflora multiflora L.

Whiteflower passionflower (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Passifloraceae > Passiflora

Characteristics

Stems terete, becoming coarsely fluted when old, densely hairy. Leaves not pungent, densely soft-hairy; stipules linear-setaceous, 3–5 × 0.5 mm, eglandular; petiole glandular, glands small, emergent protuberances; blade roughly symmetric, 4–10(–13) × 1.5–4(–6) cm, unlobed to rarely obscurely 3–5-lobed, middle lobe much longer than lateral lobes, margins entire; abaxial fine veins prominently raised, abaxial nectaries absent or sometimes present near leaf margins. Floral bracts obscure, ovate-lanceolate, 1–2 × 0.5–1 mm, margins entire, eglandular. Flowers: floral tube absent; sepals green-white, 5–6 × 2–3 mm; petals white, 4–5 × 1–1.5 mm; corona filament whorls 2, outer filaments white basally, yellow apically, filiform, terete, clavate, 3–5 mm. Berries dark blue, globose, 5–8 × 5–8 mm.
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A vine.
Life form perennial
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Growth support climber
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Edible fruits
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Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 29
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Passiflora multiflora world distribution map, present in Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:675237-1
WFO ID wfo-0001090764
COL ID 4DYPH
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Synonyms

Cieca multiflora Passiflora multiflora Meioperis multiflora

Lower taxons

Passiflora multiflora var. glabra