Passiflora pinnatistipula
Common names
yellow passionfruit
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons
Flower colours
Red/Pink, Violet/Purple
Detailed description
Vigorous vine. Stems with pinnate stipules. Leaves 3-lobed, up to about 12 cm long. Flowers have hypanthium up to 5 cm long, petals pink spreading to reveal an obvious ‘skirt’ of violet-blue corona threads. Fruit are round and yellow when ripe.
Similar taxa
When flowering or fruiting this species is obvious due to the round yellow fruit or the pink flowers with purple corona threads. Otherwise the pinnate stipules are distinctive. Very similar to the hybrid P. x rosea but this has lanceolate stipules, and the stamens are usually abnormal.
Habitat
Cultivation escape, scrub and forest margins.
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Flowering
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Year naturalised
1982
Origin
Northern Andes
Reason for introduction
Ornamental
Tolerances
Tolerant to cold temperatures, prefers high light and high soil fertility.
Life cycle and dispersal
Reproduces by seed and possibly vegetatively through stem layering; birds eat fruit and disperse seeds.
Other information
Etymology
passiflora: Passionflower
Referencing and citations
References and further reading
Heenan, P.B. and Sykes, W.R. 2003. Passiflora (Passifloraceae) in New Zealand: a revised key with notes on distribution. New Zealand Journal of Botany 41: 217-221. DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2003.9512842