Passiflora tetrandra Banks ex Dc.

Species

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Characteristics

Vigorous, dioecious, high-climbing vine, glabrous except for slightly hairy young stems. Lvs simple; petioles (0.8)-1-2 cm long, eglandular; stipules minute or 0; lamina (4)-5-12-(14) × (1.8)-2-4-(5.5) cm, lanceolate to narrow-ovate or elliptic, coriaceous, dark glossy green above, entire, acute to acuminate. Fls (1)-3-4 in cymes, fragrant. Pedicels 5-15 mm long. Bracts ± subulate, caducous. Hypanthium 0. Perianth 4-merous; segments 5-6 mm long, ± oblong, yellowish green; corona threads 2.5-3.5 mm long. ♂ fls with 4 stamens; filaments 5-6 mm long forming a short androphore bearing an abortive ovary. ♀ fls with short staminodes. Ovary glabrous; styles (2)-3, c. 2 mm long. Fr. (2)-2.5-3 cm diam., subglobose or broad-ellipsoid, orange; pulp reddish, sparse. Seeds 3-7 mm long, flattened, wrinkled.
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A slender climber. It can climb high. The leaves are shiny green. They are alternate and 6 cm long. Plants are separately male and female. The flowers are small and white. They have a sweet scent. The fruit are bright orange berries.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 9.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Lowland forest, to the montane zone, in North and South Islands, south to 44°south.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses essential oil gum medicinal oil
Edible fruits gums seeds stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 29
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Passiflora tetrandra world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:675517-1
WFO ID wfo-0001091198
COL ID 4DYZ9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Tetrapathaea tetrandra Tetrapathaea tetrandra Tetrapathaea australis Passiflora tetrandra