Passiflora serratodigitata L.

Tagua tagua (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Passifloraceae > Passiflora

Characteristics

A creeping vine. It can be 15-20 m long. The leaves are divided like fingers on a hand. There are 5-7 lobes. The lobes are oblong or sword shaped. The leaves are 15 cm long. The flowers are 6-8 cm across. They hang down and have a scent. The fruit are round and 4-5 cm across. The seeds are 6 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form vine
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It grows naturally in the Amazon in Brazil. It suits the warm tropical lowlands. It grows on the floodplains of sediment rich rivers in the Amazon. It grows up to 1,300 m above sea level.
More
Old clearings and secondary vegetation. When growing in forests, the plant climbs into the canopy in order to flower.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh.
Uses -
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed. They can also be grown by cuttings.
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 -

Distribution

Passiflora serratodigitata world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Dominica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Guyana, Saint Lucia, Martinique, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:675456-1
WFO ID wfo-0001090767
COL ID 4DYWZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 635470
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Passiflora cearaensis Passiflora serrata Passiflora serratodigitata Passiflora palmata Passiflora digitata Passiflora serrata var. digitata