Passiflora setacea Dc.

Species

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Characteristics

A climbing herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has tendrils. The leaves have 3 leaflets and are 5-8 cm long. The leaf stalk is 3 cm long. These have 1 pair of glands. The flowers occur singly. They are about 10 cm across. They fruit are green and 5-6 cm wide by 6-7 cm long. The pulp is juicy and acid.
Life form perennial
Growth form vine
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Dense forest, secondary regrowth areas, shrubby areas and forests of the littoral levees.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows naturally in forests on river banks in Brazil.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
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Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
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

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Distribution

Passiflora setacea world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:675459-1
WFO ID wfo-0000480104
COL ID 4DYX4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Passiflora setacea Cieca sururuca Passiflora sururuca