Passiflora platyloba Killip

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Passifloraceae > Passiflora

Characteristics

A small climbing herb. It scrambles over other plants and attaches by tendrils. The fruit are oval and 30-35 mm long.
Life form perennial
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in both moist and dry rocky thickets. It grows between 150-1,400 m above sea level. It needs well-drained soils.
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Moist or dry, often rocky thickets, on plains or hillsides, at elevations from 150-1,400 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are acid. They are used to make ices and drinks.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
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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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Images

Leaf

Passiflora platyloba leaf picture by Maria Laura Pizarro (cc-by-sa)
Passiflora platyloba leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Passiflora platyloba leaf picture by Maria Laura Pizarro (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Passiflora platyloba flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Passiflora platyloba flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Passiflora platyloba flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Passiflora platyloba fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Passiflora platyloba fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Passiflora platyloba fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Passiflora platyloba world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and El Salvador

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:185126-2
WFO ID wfo-0000480059
COL ID 4DYT8
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Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Passiflora platyloba var. platyloba Passiflora platyloba

Lower taxons

Passiflora platyloba var. pubescens