Passifloraceae
Passiflora
Passiflora vesicaria

Passiflora vesicaria var. vesicaria

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Tropical America. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Aldabra, Borneo, Caroline Is., Cook Is., Fiji, Gilbert Is., Marianas, Nauru, New Caledonia, Taiwan, Wake I.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Castle, G.E. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. Orstom Editions.
  • Chen, W.C. & al. (2022). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.538.1.7. epublication.
  • Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Fosberg, F.R. & Sachet, M.-H. (1987). Flora of the Gilbert Island, Kiribati, Checklist. Atoll Research Bulletin 295: 1-33.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Morat, P. (ed.) (1998). Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances 22: 1-91. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Smith, A.C. (1981). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 2: 1-810. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Thaman, R.R., Fosberg, F.R., Manner, H.I. & Hassall, D.C. (1994). The Flora of Nauru. Atoll Research Bulletin 392: 1-223.
  • Vanderplank, J. (2013). A revision of Passiflora section Dysosmia. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 30: 318-390.
  • de Wilde, W.J.J.O. & Duyfjes, B.E.E. (2012). An enumeration of Sabah Passifloraceae, with a revised key to Adenia species. Sandakania 18: 1-14.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mackee, H.S. [37300] New Caledonia Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005037129 Yes
Evans, G. (Sir) [5] Guyana Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005038655 Yes
Smith, A.C. [6908] Fiji Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005037162 Yes
Whitton, B.A. [307] Guyana Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005038641 Yes
Hollowell, T.H. [356] Guyana Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005038640 Yes
Prevost, M.F. [2139] Guyana Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005038642 Yes
de la Cruz, J.S. [3161] Guyana Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005038654 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [30869] New Caledonia Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005037130 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005038648 Yes
Lleras, E.; Steward, W.C.; Ongley, J.C.; Coelha, D.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Lima, J.F. [P17030] Brazil Passiflora foetida var. hispida K001185106 No
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil Passiflora foetida var. hispida K001185111 No
Barthelemy, D. [BD173] Guyana Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005038650 Yes
Redden, K.M.; Perry, C.; Wurdack, K.J.; Liverpool, E.; Benjamin, P.; C.E. [4269] Guyana Passiflora foetida var. hispida K001577062 Yes
Gillespie, L. J. & Persaud, H. [1145] Guyana Passiflora foetida var. hispida K001567569 Yes
de la Cruz, J.S. [3049] Guyana Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005038653 Yes
Lasseigne, A. [4419] Suriname Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005038643 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [966] French Guiana Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005038644 Yes
Samuels, J.A. [503] Suriname Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005038645 Yes
Milliken, W. [M72] Brazil Passiflora foetida var. hispida K001185107 No
Smith, A.C. [9341] Fiji Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005037159 Yes
Smith, A.C. [9625] Fiji Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005037158 Yes
Samuels, J.A. [327] Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005038647 Yes
Lleras, E.; Steward, W.C.; Ongley, J.C.; Coêlho, D.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Lima, J.F. [P17030] Brazil Passiflora foetida var. hispida K001185108 No
Redden, K.M.; Perry, C.; Benjamin, P.; Singh, D.; Wolkie, C.; Hinchliff, C.E. [4466] Guyana Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005038649 Yes
Parham, J.W. [11350] Fiji Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005037160 Yes
s.coll. [2814] Brazil Passiflora foetida var. hispida K001185109 No
s.coll. [F3420] Guyana Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005038651 Yes
Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. [13686] Fiji Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005037161 Yes
s.coll. [702] Brazil Passiflora foetida var. hispida K001185110 No
Maguire, B.; Stahel, G. [22742] Suriname Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005038646 Yes
Gleason, H.A. [47] Guyana Passiflora foetida var. hispida K005038652 Yes
Maxon, W.R.; Valentine, A.T. [7013] Panama Passiflora foetida var. isthmia K000323447 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0