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Passiflora nitida Kunth

Species

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Characteristics

Rather coarse climbers, glabrous throughout. Leaves rather shortly petiolate, basifixed, rather distantly serrate or serrulate, at least toward the base, broadly elliptic to lanceolate, abruptly acuminate, rounded at the base, 9-18 cm. long, 6-10 cm. broad, subcoriaceous; petioles 1.0-1.5 cm. long, with 2 large ovoid glands somewhat above the middle; stipules inconspicuous and filiform. Inflorescences solitary, bearing a single showy white and purple flower; peduncles 3-6 cm. long, jointed directly beneath the flower; bracts free, ovate, entire, 3-4 cm. long, foli-aceous or somewhat petalaceous. Flowers 8-9 cm. in diameter; sepals oblong-elliptic, 4.0-4.5 cm. long, inconspicuously corniculate; petals about as long as the sepals; filaments of the corona in several series, the outermost about half as long as the petals. Fruits obovoid, 4-6 cm. long.
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A creeping vine. It can be 15-20 m long. The leaves are oval or oblong. The leaves are 8-20 cm long by 6-10 cm wide. The flowers are 8-11 cm across. They have a scent. The fruit is round The fruit is 5-7 cm across. They are yellow and filled with grey seeds.
Involucral bracts not extending beyond the flower, obtuse; stipules linear-subulate, 5-6 mm; flowers c. 10 cm ø, white and pinkish; corona filaments purplish banded; fruit globose, 3-6 cm ø.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.01 - 0.01
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Environment

Secondary forest, riverine forest and creek forests. Found in dense forest, and also in savannah. Found at elevations up to 1,000 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows naturally all over Brazil. It grows on floodplains and uplands.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh.
Uses food medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

It is grown from seed. Seedlings can be transplanted when 30-40 cm loong.
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 nitida unspecified picture
Passiflora nitida unspecified picture

Distribution

Passiflora nitida world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:675263-1
WFO ID wfo-0000480098
COL ID 4DYQ8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 734532
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Passiflora nitida Passiflora nymphaeoides
WorldFloraDB 2024