Species
Passiflora tripartita var. azuayensis
Etymology
Passiflora: Passionflower
Common Name(s)
banana passionfruit
Authority
Passiflora tripartita var. azuayensis Holm-Niels & P.Jørg.
Family
Passifloraceae
Brief Description
Vine; leaves glabrous to glabrate on upper surface (cf. var. mollossima)
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Lianes and Related Trailing Plants
Similar Taxa
var. mollissima, which has leaves 'moderately to densely pubescent on upper surface' (Heenan & Sykes 2003)
Flower Colours
Red / Pink
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