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Passiflora racemosa (passionflower)

Synonyms: Passiflora amabilis (heterotypic); Passiflora princeps; Passiflora varanzof

Wikipedia Abstract

Passiflora racemosa (red passion flower) is a species of flowering plant in the Passifloraceae family, native to Brazil. It is an evergreen climber growing to 5 m (16 ft), with simple or 3-lobed leaves to 10 cm (4 in) long, and vivid red flowers borne in summer. The flowers are 12 cm (5 in) in diameter, with purple and white coronas. They are followed by oblong green fruits. The specific epithet racemosa indicates that the flowers are borne in racemes.
View Wikipedia Record: Passiflora racemosa

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low

Predators

Heliconius ethilla (Postman butterfly)[2]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0