Banana passionfruit (Passiflora supersect. Tacsonia), also known as taxo and curuba, is a group of around 64 Passiflora species found in South America.[1][2] Most species in this section are found in high-elevation cloud forest habitats. Flowers have a cylindrical hypanthium.
| Banana passionfruit | |
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| Passiflora mixta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Passiflora |
| Supersection: | Passiflora supersect. Tacsonia (Juss.) Feuillet & J.M.MacDougal (2003) |
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| Passiflora mixta Lam.
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Species
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Invasive species
editP. tarminiana and P. tripartita thrive in the climate of New Zealand. They are invasive species since they can smother forest margins and forest regrowth. It is illegal to sell, cultivate, or distribute the plants.[3]
Banana passionfruit vines are now smothering more than 200 square miles (520 km2) of native forest on the islands of Hawaii and Kauai. Seeds are spread by feral pigs, birds and humans.[4][5] The vine can also be found all across the highlands of New Guinea and in Tasmania.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Ulmer, Torsten (2004). Passiflora : Passionflowers of the world. Portland: Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-648-5. OCLC 53356535.
- ^ Schoeniger, Gudrun (1986). La curuba : técnicas para el mejoramiento de su cultivo (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: COLCIENCIAS Editora Guadalupe. ISBN 958-608-036-6. OCLC 17106360.
- ^ "Banana passionfruit | MAF Biosecurity New Zealand". www.biosecurity.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 2008-10-16.
- ^ Smith, Clifford W. "Impact of Alien Plants on Hawai'i's Native Biota". University of Hawaii. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ The University of Georgia - Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health and the National Park Service (17 February 2011). "Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States". Retrieved 8 March 2011.
External links
edit- Purdue University (United States) - Banana passionfruit
Data related to Passiflora supersect. Tacsonia at Wikispecies
