Passiflora tetrandra

Passiflora tetrandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Passifloraceae
Genus:Passiflora
Species: P. tetrandra
Binomial name
Passiflora tetrandra
Banks ex DC.
Synonyms[1]
  • Tetrapathaea tetrandra (Banks ex DC.) Raoul

Passiflora tetrandra is a climbing vine found in New Zealand. English common names include New Zealand passion vine, New Zealand passionflower and New Zealand passionfruit.[2] The Māori name for the plant is kohia.[3]

Passiflora tetrandra is a vine climbing up to 10 m (33 feet). Leaves are alternate, broadly lanceolate, green, shiny, and untoothed. Flowers are white to yellow, in groups of 1-3 in the axils of the leaves. Flowers appear between October and December. Fruits are lemon-shaped, orange, up to 30 mm (1.2 inches) long, inedible by humans.[4][5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos
  2. ↑ NZ Plant Conservation Network
  3. ↑ "kohia". maoridictionary.co.nz. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  4. ↑ Raoul, Étienne Fiacre Louis. 1844. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, sér. 3 2: 122.
  5. ↑ Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de, 1822. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 3: 323.
  6. ↑ Naturewatch New Zealand
  7. ↑ Flickr, Kohia, Steve Attwood
  8. ↑ "NZ passion vine". Taranaki Regional Council. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
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