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Maripa violacea

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

(Aublet) Ooststroom ex Lanjouw & Uittien

Common Names

• Maracuja-rana
• Little Passion-flower

Geographical Habitats

• Amazonas
• Pará - Brazil
• French Guiana
• Guyana
• Suriname
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Roadside
• Forest
• riverside
• wet forest

Flowering Times

• Apr
• May
• Oct

Fruiting Times

Glabrous climbing or twining liana with terminal panicles or axillary fascicles to 375mm long of 110 diameter blue or purple-mauve flowers, white at base, fruit capsule 60mm long, glabrous leaves

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Mobot
• NYBG, Neotrop
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• G. Don
• Kew