Passiflora alata

Passiflora alata

Passiflora alata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Passifloraceae
Subfamilia: Passifloroideae
Tribus: Passifloreae
Genus: Passiflora
Subgenus: P. subg. Passiflora
Supersectio: P. supersect. Laurifolia
Series: P. ser. Quadrangulares
Species: Passiflora alata

Name

• Passiflora alata Curtis, Bot. Mag. 2: 66. 1788.
  • Lectotype specimen: Botanical Magazine vol. 2, t. 66. 1788.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Granadilla alata (Curtis) Ser. in Fl. Jard. 2: 118 (1847)
  • Passiflora citrifolia Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 154 (1796), nom. superfl.

• Heterotypic
  • Granadilla mauritiana (Thouars) Ser. in Fl. Jard. 2: 121 (1847)
  • Passiflora alata Dryand. in Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 306. 1789. nom. superfl.
• Passiflora alata var. acuminata Graham, Edinburgh Philos. J. 12: 172. 1825.
  • Passiflora alata var. brasiliana (Desf.) Mast., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27: 635. 1871.
  • Passiflora alata var. insignis Graham, Edinburgh Philos. J. 12: 172. 1825.
  • Passiflora alata var. latifolia (DC.) Mast., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27: 635. 1871.
  • Passiflora alata var. mauritiana (Thouars) Mast., Trans. Linn. Soc. 27: 635. 1871.
  • Passiflora alata var. pedunculata Graham, Edinburgh Philos. J. 3: 177. 1827.
  • Passiflora brasiliana Desf., Cat. Pl. Hort. Paris. ed., 3: 411. 1829.
  • Passiflora latifolia DC., Prodr. 3: 328. 1828.
  • Passiflora maliformis Vell., Fl. Flumin. 9: 73. 1827., nom. illeg. non L. (1753).
  • Passiflora mascarensis Presl, Bot. bemerk. 72: 1844.
  • Passiflora mauritiana Thouars, in Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 6: 457. 1805.
  • Passiflora oviformis M.Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. 2, 167: 1846.
  • Passiflora pedunculata Mast. in J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 4: 137 (1877), nom. illeg.
  • Passiflora pyriformis DC., Prodr. 3: 331. 1828.
  • Passiflora sarcosépala Barbosa Rodrigues, Contr. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 4: 93. t. 15. 1907.
  • Passiflora tetradena Vand. in DC., Prodr. 3: 331. 1828, non Passiflora tetraden Vell.

Hybrids

P. × belottii – P. × decaisneana – P. × lawsoniana

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional:Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay Regional:Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional:Western South America Ecuador, Peru Introduced into: Costa Rica, French Guiana, Mauritius, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Réunion References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Curtis, W. 1787–1790. Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed. Vols. 1–2, pls. 1–71. London. BHL Reference page. ː 2: 66.

Additional references

• Cervi, A.C. 1997: Passifloraceae do Brasil. Estudo do gênero Passiflora L., subgênero Passiflora. Fonqueria 45 :1-92.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Passiflora alata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Passiflora alata. Published online. Accessed: March 03 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Passiflora alata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 03. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Passiflora alata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 March 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: winged-stem passion flower