Passiflora suberosa L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 958 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical America. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses, as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Galápagos, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Ascension, Assam, Bangladesh, Canary Is., China South-Central, Comoros, Fiji, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malaya, Marianas, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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Kew Backbone Distributions

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2008 Barbon et al. [PPI 1605] Philippines K000517451 No
Jul 1, 2008 Gagul [11] Indonesia K000517447 No
Sep 5, 2007 Teruya, Z. [567] Singapore K000463722 No
Jan 1, 2006 Rico, L.; Windsor-Shaw, T.; McRobb, A.; Arroyo, L.; Arbelaez, A. [1346] Bolivia K000295450 No
Apr 15, 2005 Mendoza, M., et al. [438] Bolivia K000251701 No
Apr 15, 2005 Cornejo, X., et al. [4034] Ecuador K000251702 No
Jan 1, 1985 Darwin, C. [s.n.] Ecuador K000036541 Type Yes
Mckee, H.S. [30709] New Caledonia K005037138 Yes
Kalomor, L. [6] Vanuatu K005037099 Yes
Willis, J.C.; Gardiner, J.S. [s.n.] British Indian Ocean Territory K005037598 Yes
Strey, R.G. [8312] K005037619 Yes
Comanor, P.L. [324] Sri Lanka K005036600 Yes
Scouler [s.n.] Ecuador K000036556 Type Yes
Douglas [s.n.] Ecuador K000036557 Paralectotype Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [916] K005037576 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [30708] New Caledonia K005037139 Yes
Wood, D. [1496] K005037568 Yes
Field, A. [71] British Indian Ocean Territory K005037583 Yes
Willis, J.C.; Gardiner, J.S. [s.n.] British Indian Ocean Territory K005037593 Yes
Cadet, T. [4226] Reunion K005037579 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [765] British Indian Ocean Territory K005037585 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [7321] K005037608 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [RSNH24115] Vanuatu K005037097 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [1067] K005037574 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [48730] K005037565 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [881] British Indian Ocean Territory K005037586 Yes
Wirawan, N. [609] Sri Lanka K005036597 Yes
Wadhwa, B.M.; Weerasooriya, A.; Samarasinghe, D. [479] Sri Lanka K005036595 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; et al. [4319] K005037602 Yes
Hutson, A.M. [27] British Indian Ocean Territory K005037589 Yes
Rudatis, H. [1225] K005037634 Yes
Renvoize, S.A. [838] Seychelles K:SPC-07318.000 No
MacKee; Benoit, P. [34397] New Caledonia K005037143 Yes
Smith, A.C. [8087] Fiji K005037168 Yes
Wood, D. [1445] K005037569 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [868] British Indian Ocean Territory K005037588 Yes
Greenwood, W. [730A] Fiji K005037174 Yes
Willis, J.C.; Gardiner, J.S. [15] British Indian Ocean Territory K005037600 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [37535] New Caledonia K005037137 Yes
Renvoize, S.A. [838] K005037570 Yes
Willis, J.C.; Gardiner, J.S. [20] British Indian Ocean Territory K005037594 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Guého, J. [3941] Mauritius K005037603 Yes
Willis, J.C.; Gardiner, J.S. [26] British Indian Ocean Territory K005037592 Yes
Raynal, J. [RSNH16025] Vanuatu K005037100 Yes
Willis, J.C.; Gardiner, J.S. [s.n.] British Indian Ocean Territory K005037595 Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; MacNae, M. [49515] K005037571 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005037582 Yes
Richardson, I.; Coode, M.J.E. [4028] Mauritius K005037601 Yes
[Franc à Nouméa] [1364] New Caledonia K005037136 Yes
Willis, J.C.; Gardiner, J.S. [s.n.] British Indian Ocean Territory K005037597 Yes
Greenwood, W. [730B] Fiji K005037173 Yes
Willis, J.C.; Gardiner, J.S. [s.n.] British Indian Ocean Territory K005037596 Yes
Willis, J.C.; Gardiner, J.S. [29] British Indian Ocean Territory K005037590 Yes
Smith, A.C. [7288] Fiji K005037170 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [847] British Indian Ocean Territory K005037584 Yes
Wood, D. [1472] K005037567 Yes
Renvoize, S.A. [829] K005037572 Yes
Frazier, J. [745] K005037573 Yes
Coode, M. [3941] Mauritius K:SPC-33696.000 No
Stoddart, D.R. [7144] K005037581 Yes
Johnson, S.M. [1422] South Africa K005037618 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [48730] K005037566 Yes
Mackee, H.S. [30709] New Caledonia K005037142 Yes
Baumann-Bodenheim, M.G. [[574]] New Caledonia K005037140 Yes
Koroiveibau, D. [10518] Fiji K005037176 Yes
Bester, S.P. [14185] South Africa K005037632 Yes
Smith, A.C. [7923] Fiji K005037169 Yes
Horne (Mr) [127] Mauritius K005037604 Yes
Willis, J.C.; Gardiner, J.S. [16] British Indian Ocean Territory K005037599 Yes
Greenwood, W. [730] Fiji K005037175 Yes
Stoddart, D.R.; Poore, M.E.D. [1208] K005037575 Yes
Gardner, G. [50] Brazil K000036553 Type Yes
Gardner, G. [50] Brazil K000036554 Type Yes
Wadhwa, B.M.; Weerasooriya, A.; Samarasinghe, D. [458] Sri Lanka K005036601 Yes
Tothill, B.H. [187] Fiji K005037172 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [7263] K005037607 Yes
Willis, J.C.; Gardiner, J.S. [s.n.] British Indian Ocean Territory K005037591 Yes
Wadhwa, B.M.; Weerasooriya, A.; Samarasinghe, D. [502] Sri Lanka K005036596 Yes
Lorence, D. [DL1559] Mauritius K005037606 Yes
Jayasuriya, M. [287] Sri Lanka K005036598 Yes
Jeffrey, C. [440] Seychelles K:SPC-23307.000 No
Horne (Mr) [136] Mauritius K005037605 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [7216] K005037580 Yes
Mackee, H.S. [30709] New Caledonia K005037141 Yes
Curry, P. [344] Vanuatu K005037098 Yes
Gillespie, J.W. [4407] Fiji K005037171 Yes
Cadet, T. [1398] Reunion K005037578 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [768] British Indian Ocean Territory K005037587 Yes
Bosser, J. [20674] Reunion K005037577 Yes
Balakrishnan, N.; Jayasuriya, M. [NBK911] Sri Lanka K005036599 Yes
Mills, A.P. [436] K005037633 Yes

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