Small Passion Flower
Passiflora suberosa
About Small Passion Flower
Passiflora suberosa is a species of passionflower that is native to the Americas. It is commonly known as corkystem passionflower due to the corkiness of older stems. Other common names include corky passion vine, cork-bark passion flower, corkstem passionflower and corky passionfruit. In Latin America it is called Meloncillo. It is possibly also cryptic and have multiple species in one.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Passiflora suberosa
- Genus
- Passiflora
- Family
- PASSIFLORACEAE
- Habit
- Climber Key identification features : Climber; stem hirsute; Leaves simple, three lobed within axillary tendrils; male flowers appear in pairs, dull green, apetalous; Styles three; Stigma club shaped; Fruit a berry
- Native to
- Tropical South America
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Passifloraceae
Passionflower family
Small Passion Flower belongs to the Passifloraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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