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Passiflora seemannii

Botanic Family

Passifloraceae

Author

Grisebach

Common Names

• Calala or Maracuya (Nicaragua)
• Pasiflora (Colombia)
• Granadilla de Monte (Nicaragua
• Costa Rica)
• Guataco (Costa Rica)

Geographical Habitats

• S. Mexico to Panama
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Nicaragua
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Forests
• disturbed areas

Flowering Times

• Nov-Jan (Nicaragua) Mar (Costa Rica)

Fruiting Times

• Nov-Jan (Nicaragua)

Large glabrous tendril vine to 10m with axillary tendrils. Leaves to 140mm x 110mm with denticulate margins. Solitary fragrant 100mm wide white & blue flowers with 3 bracts to 40mm long & banded white & violet filaments, sepals to 40mm long, petals to 35mm long. Berries to 70mm x 60mm green with white spots ripening black.

Further References

• Herklots 1976
• Huxley 1992
• Vanderplank 1996
• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• Standley
• HUA
• PCCA