Passiflora murucuja L.

Virgin island passionflower (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Passifloraceae > Passiflora

Characteristics

A slightly woody vine. It grows 2-5 m long. It has tendrils in the axils of the leaves. The stems are angular and have lines along them. The leaves are alternate and have 2 lobes. These are 4 cm long. The leaves are dull and the lower leaves are more pale. The flowers occur singly or in pairs in the axils of leaves. The fruit are round and fleshy and 1.5 cm across. They are black to purple when ripe. There are many seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support climber
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

A tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Bilious (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Colic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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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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Images

Passiflora murucuja unspecified picture

Distribution

Passiflora murucuja world distribution map, present in Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:675242-1
WFO ID wfo-0001090765
COL ID 4DYPM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Murucuja ocellata Murucuja lunata Passiflora murucuja Murucuia lunata Murucuia ocellata