Passiflora foetida L.

  • Filed As

    Passifloraceae
    Passiflora foetida L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 8204 with M. Silveira, R. Saraiva, L. A. Lima, N. Goldstein, 17 Sep 1994

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Tarauacá Mun. Rio Tarauacá, river at low water.

  • Habitat

    Beach vegetation. Near low flood plain terrace.

  • Description

    Creeping vine, flowers and fruits erect, calyx green, petals white, staminodes blue-purple, mature fruits vivid yellow, 2 cm diam. Use: fruit edible. N.V.: maracujá. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 229903

    Occurrence ID: d32455f7-4c11-4e4a-9eeb-3ce900c46052

  • Local Name

    maracujá

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Passifloraceae

  • All Determinations

    Passiflora foetida L. det A. C. Cervi, 28 Apr 1997

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Tarauacá Mun.

  • Locality

    Rio Tarauacá, river at low water.

  • Coordinates

    -8.28933, -71.1223

  • Distribution

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    No botanical uses.

Plants of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 8204	Passifloraceae
Passiflora foeti da L.
det. A.C. Cervi, 1997
Brazil. Acre. Tarauaca: Rio Tarauaca, river at low water.
8°17.36’S, 71°07.34’W. Beach vegetation. Near low flood
plain terrace.
Creeping vine, flowers and fruits erect, calyx green, petals
white, staminodes blue-purple, mature fruits vivid yellow,
2 cm diam. Use: fruit edible.
N.V.: maracuja.
D. C. Daly, M. Silveira, R. Saraiva,
L. A. Lima & N. Goldstein	17 Sep 1994
NYdb
Supported by the National Science Foundation
00229903