Passiflora popenovii Killip

Species

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Characteristics

An evergreen climbing shrub. The stems climbing over vegetation attaching by coiled tendrils. The fruit are yellow and the flesh allows light through.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 8.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It needs a temperature near 16°C when flowering. In the Andes it grows between 800-1,300 m above sea level. It suits USDA hardiness zone 9-11.
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Moist woodland; at elevations from 1,000-2,000 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw. They are also used for drinks.
Uses -
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from fresh seed with the pulp still attached. They can also be grown by cuttings, layering and air-layering.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 29
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Passiflora popenovii world distribution map, present in Colombia and Ecuador

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:185132-2
WFO ID wfo-0001091061
COL ID 4DYTM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Passiflora popenovii