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Passiflora manicata

(Juss.) Pers. (1806)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Passifloraceae Genus: Passiflora

red passionflower

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Lianas.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades 3–lobed, 3–8 cm long, 4–10 cm wide. Upper surfaces sparsely pubescent especially along veins; lower surfaces densely pubescent. Margins serrate. Petioles with 6–8 subsessile nectaries ca. 0.5 mm long. Stipules orbicular, 5–7 mm long, margins coarsely dentate, persistent.

Flowers: Flowers solitary; bracts 3, ovate, coherent at base; hypanthium green, tubular, 1–1.5 cm long. Flowers bisexual (perfect), actinomorphic, 9–11.8 cm in diameter. Calyx of 5 sepals, scarlet, imbricate, persistent. Corolla of 5 petals, scarlet, alternate with the sepals, imbricate, corona dark purple, in a single series, with teeth ca. 2–3 mm long. Stamens 5(–8), on an androgynophore; 5 whorls of filaments; anthers dithecal, versatile, opening by longitudinal slits. Ovary superior, 3-carpellate, 1-celled, stipitate, placentation parietal; ovules numerous, anatropous; styles as many as carpels.

Fruit: Berries green; obovate to oblong; 3.5–5.5 cm long; 3–3.7 cm wide. Seeds numerous; seed coat bony; reticulate; with a fleshy apical aril; embryo embedded in copious oily; soft fleshy endosperm.

Ploidy: 2n = 18

Habitat: Disturbed sites in diverse mesic forest.

Elevation Range: 1030–1220 m.

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Specimens

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Notes

  • 1,030-1,220 m
  • Description digitized by Dylan Charter
  • Description digitized from the Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii
  • Fruit collected on Kaua'i in 1938 (Meebold 26303, BISH).
  • Passiflora manicata is autogamous and easily crossed with P mollissima to produce ornamental hybrids (Escobar, 1985).

Bibliography

Name Published In: Syn. Pl. 2: 221 (1806)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1012 (K); Staples & Herbst 2005:450 (KEY), 451 (DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. Road to Kumuwela Lookout in shrubs and trees PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Crosby, M.R. Anderson, W.R. Collector Number: 1498 Kauai BISH 6/19/1964
2 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. oahu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN strain, h.h. Oahu BISH 8/1/1948
3 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. Waimea, Kokee, along Mohihi Rd. near Water Tank Rd PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lammers, T.G. 5385 Kauai BISH 8/30/1983
4 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. road to kumuwela lookout Growing amongst rocks close to the sea, creeping along close to the ground. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN crosby, m.r. anderson, w.r. collector number: 1498 Lanai BISH 6/19/1964
5 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. near kokee stream, kokee, waimea PRESERVED_SPECIMEN ozaki, e.t. collector number: 119 Kauai BISH 12/25/1953
6 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. Kokee PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Pearsall, G.A. s.n. Kauai BISH 4/30/1905
7 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. kokee camps PRESERVED_SPECIMEN stone, b.c. Kauai BISH 12/27/1956
8 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. Kokee, Mohihi Rd. at jct. of Camp Slogett PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wagner, W.L. 5051 Kauai BISH 8/30/1983
9 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. Kokee Camps PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Stone, B.C. s.n. Kauai BISH 12/27/1956
10 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. Oahu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Strain, H.H. s.n. Oahu BISH 8/1/1948
11 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. plews-wichman compound, kokee PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. collector number: 1971 Kauai BISH 7/4/1971
12 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. kokee PRESERVED_SPECIMEN pearsall, g.a. Kauai BISH 8/8/1947
13 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. Road to Kumuwela Lookout in shrubs and trees PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Crosby, M.R. 1498 Kauai BISH 6/19/1964
14 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. kokee in a hedge PRESERVED_SPECIMEN meebold, a. collector number: 26303 Kauai BISH 11/1/1938
15 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. Waimea district; Kokee, along Mohihi road, near Rice compound, planted by water station Degraded Acacia koa-Metrosideros mesic forest now alien veg. with Eucalyptus, Grevilea robusta, Hedychium garnerium, Psidium cattleianum PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Perlman, S. 22876 Kauai BISH 5/21/2012
16 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. waimea, kokee, along mohihi rd. near water tank rd PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lammers, t.g. wagner, w.l.; flynn, t.; mill, s. collector number: 5385 Oahu BISH 8/30/1983
17 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. Kokee, junction of Mohihi and Camp Sloggett roads. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 600 Kauai PTBG 9/18/1983
18 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. Kokee, across road from Rice compound, Wichman residences on Mohihi Road. Acacia koa- Metrosideros mesic forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 23021 Kauai PTBG 10/2/2012
19 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. Kokee, along Mohihi road, near Rice compound, planted by water station. Degraded Acacia koa- Metrosideros mesic forest now Alien veg. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 22876 Kauai PTBG 5/21/2012
20 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. near kokee ranger station PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener & i. degener 35181 Kauai US 11/29/1960
21 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. kokee PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener 21490 Hawaii US 12/30/1951
22 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. Kokee PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 21490 Kauai BISH 12/30/1951
23 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. kokee PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. collector number: 21490 Kauai BISH 12/30/1951
24 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. near Kokee Stream, Kokee, Waimea PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Ozaki, E.T. 119 Kauai BISH 12/25/1953
25 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. waimea district; kokee, along mohihi road, near rice compound, planted by water station Weed in cane field PRESERVED_SPECIMEN perlman, s.p. kishida, w. collector number: 22876 Oahu BISH 5/21/2012
26 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. Kokee in a hedge PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Meebold, A. 26303 Kauai BISH 11/1/1938
27 Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. kokee, mohihi rd. at jct. of camp slogett PRESERVED_SPECIMEN wagner, w.l. mill, s.w.; flynn, t.; lammers, t. collector number: 5051 Kauai BISH 8/30/1983
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