Passiflora foetida L. var. hispida (DC. ex Triana & Planch.) Killip
IUCN
NCBI
EOL Text
"Very common along roadsides, thickets and water courses from plains to 750m. Native of tropical America, now widely naturalized the tropics."
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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan [native to the West Indies and N South America].
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 2
Specimens with Barcodes: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1
Chile Central
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United States
Rounded National Status Rank: N4 - Apparently Secure
Distribution: A native of tropical and South America, now naturalized in Tropical Africa, Pakistan, India, Ceylon, South-East Asia and China.
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Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure
Reasons: Passiflora foetida (which is comprised of many taxonomic varieties) is native to the New World from Arizona and Texas in the U.S.A. through the tropics to the Galapagos Islands; it has become widely naturalized in the Old World tropics.
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Flower
Solitary, axillary; white, fragrant. Flowering from November-May.
Fruit
A subglobose berry; orange when ripe; seeds many, ellipsoid, deeply pitted. Fruiting February onwards.
Field tips
Bracts and bracteoles deeply pinnatisect, glandular pubescent, totally cover the fruits.
Leaf Arrangement
Alternate distichous
Leaf Type
Simple
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Leaf Apex
Acute
Leaf Base
Cordate
Leaf Margin
Dentate
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Whole plant: Fresh plant is boiled and the liquid used as a children's anthelmintic, for intestinal nematodes and flatworms. Decoction of dried plant drunk to treat colds and chest coughs. Used in the treatment of tuberculosis, worms, and for coughs and colds in NW Guyana. Leaf: Infusion for healing wounds.