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Passiflora vitifolia

Kunth (1817)

This name is accepted

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

grape leaved passion flower, grape-leaved passion fruit, red passionflower

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Liana.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades deeply 3–lobed, divided ca. ¾ their length, lobes lanceolate, 6–18 cm long, 6–15 cm wide. Apex of lobes acuminate. Base rounded to subcordate. Lower surfaces pubescent. Margins coarsely dentate to crenate. Petioles 1.8–6.5 cm long, with 2 saucer–shaped nectaries at base. Stipules linear–lanceolate, ca. 5 mm long, often deciduous.

Flowers: Flowers solitary. Flowers bisexual (perfect), actinomorphic, 10– 18 cm in diameter, peduncles stout, 2.3–3.5 cm long. Hypanthium tubular, ca. 1 cm long; corona red to bright yellow, with white spots or streaks, in 2 series, inner one tubular, outer one filamentous, 5–10 mm long. Calyx of 5 sepals, bright red. Corolla of 5 petals, alternate with the sepals, bright red. Stamens 5(–8), on an androgynophore; anthers dithecal, versatile, opening by longitudinal slits. Ovary superior, stipitate, placentation parietal; ovules anatropous.

Fruit: Berries green with white speckles; ovoid; 4–7 cm long; 3–4 cm in diameter. Self–incompatible (Snow; 1982). Seeds numerous; Seed coat reticulate; with an aromatic; succulent; edible aril; embryo embedded in copious oily; soft fleshy endosperm.

Ploidy: 2n = 18*

Habitat: Mesic; disturbed forest.

Elevation Range: 100–130 m.

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized
Maui Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Birds

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 138 (1817)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1014 (O); Staples & Herbst 2005:450 (KEY), 451 (DESCR); Oppenheimer 2019:6 (EM)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth honolulu; lyon arobretum, near manoa falls trail PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. collector number: 1415 Oahu BISH 5/19/1969
2 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth honolulu; lowlands below lyon arboretum, near start of manoa falls trail PRESERVED_SPECIMEN crosby, m.r. anderson, w.r. collector number: 1390 Kauai BISH 6/15/1964
3 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth honolulu; manoa valley, along manoa falls trail between aihualama and waihi streams PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. ishikawa, s.; shearard, d. collector number: 5371 Oahu BISH 6/12/1975
4 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth honolulu; lyon arboretum-unsectioned; along aihulama stream just upstream from footbridge (manoa falls trail) Acacia koa, Wikstroemia PRESERVED_SPECIMEN nagata, k.m. collector number: 383 Oahu BISH 5/31/1968
5 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth Hoea PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Marshall R. Crosby|William R. Anderson Crosby 1390 Hawaii HAPI 6/15/1964
6 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth haiku, kane rd, e of giggle hill and lilikoi gulch Low mesic gulch/residential. Associated vegetation: Spathodea campanulata, Psidium cattleianum. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN starr, f. starr, k. collector number: 060905-01 Maui BISH 9/5/2006
7 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth honolulu; 42 coelho way (home of m.c.neal) Cultivated vine among trees and shrubs. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 12/13/1953
8 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth honolulu; 42 coelho way (home of m.c.neal) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 7/1/1946
9 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth honolulu; kamehameha girls' school PRESERVED_SPECIMEN judd jr., a.f. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 2/14/1938
10 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth Lowlands below Lyon Arboretum, near start of Manoa Falls Trail. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Marshall R. Crosby|William R. Anderson Crosby 1390 Missouri Botanical Garden 6/15/1964
11 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth lowlands below lyon arboretum, near start of manoa falls trail. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN marshall r. crosby|william r. anderson crosby 1390 MO 6/15/1964
12 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth Haiku, Kane Rd, E of Giggle Hill and Lilikoi Gulch. Low, mesic gulch/residential. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Forest Starr Starr-060905-01 Maui PTBG 9/5/2006
13 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth Honolulu; 42 Coelho Way (home of M.C.Neal) Cultivated vine among trees and shrubs. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 12/13/1953
14 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth Honolulu; Manoa Valley, along Manoa Falls Trail between Aihualama and Waihi Streams PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 5371 Oahu BISH 6/12/1975
15 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth Honolulu; Lowlands below Lyon Arboretum, near start of Manoa Falls Trail Vine spreading through trees. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Crosby, M.R. 1390 Oahu BISH 6/15/1964
16 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth Honolulu; 42 Coelho Way (home of M.C.Neal) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 7/1/1946
17 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth Honolulu; Lowlands below Lyon Arboretum, near start of Manoa Falls Trail Vine spreading through trees. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Crosby, M.R. Anderson, W.R. Collector Number: 1390 Oahu BISH 6/15/1964
18 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth Frankie's Nursery Growing along fence bordering property. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN OED s.n. Oahu BISH 3/23/2007
19 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth manoa valley, along manoa falls trail between aihualama and waihi streams. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN d. herbst, d. shearard & s. ishikawa 5371 Oahu US 6/12/1975
20 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth Honolulu; Lyon Arobretum, near Manoa Falls Trail PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 1415 Oahu BISH 5/19/1969
21 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth Honolulu; Kamehameha Girls' School PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Judd Jr., A.F. s.n. Oahu BISH 2/14/1938
22 Passiflora vitifolia Kunth Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum-Unsectioned; Along Aihulama Stream just upstream from footbridge (Manoa Falls Trail) Vine crawling under forest canopy. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nagata, K.M. 383 Oahu BISH 5/31/1968
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