Species

Passiflora x rosea

Etymology

Passiflora: Passionflower

Common Name(s)

banana passionfruit hybrid

Family

Passifloraceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Lianes and Related Trailing Plants

Similar Taxa

Stipules with lanceolate rachis; stamens abnormal and +/- petaloid

Year Naturalised

1988

Origin

Columbia to Peru

References and further reading

Heenan, PB; Sykes, WR 2003. Passiflora (Passifloraceae) in New Zealand: a revised key with notes on distribution. NZ J Botany 41: 217-221. DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2003.9512842

This page last updated on 25 Feb 2016