Passiflora pallida

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
Species: Passiflora pallida

Name

• Passiflora pallida L, 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cieca pallida (L.) M.Roem. in Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 142 (1846)
  • Meioperis pallida (L.) Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 4: 103 (1838)
  • Passiflora suberosa var. pallida (L.) Mast. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27: 630 (1871)
• Heterotypic
  • Cieca minima (L.) Moench in Suppl. Meth.: 102 (1802)
  • Cieca nigra (Jacq.) Medik. in Malvenfam.: 97 (1787)
  • Cieca viridis Medik. in Malvenfam.: 97 (1787)
  • Cieca warei (Nutt.) M.Roem. in Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 146 (1846)
  • Meioperis minima (L.) Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 4: 103 (1838)
  • Monactineirma minima (L.) Bory in Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 2: 138 (1819)
  • Passiflora glabra Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 4 (1768)
  • Passiflora heterophylla Dryand. in W.Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 309 (1789)
  • Passiflora hirsuta L. in Sp. Pl.: 958 (1753)
  • Passiflora hirsuta var. parviflora (Sw.) M.Roem. in Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 174 (1846)
  • Passiflora minima L. in Sp. Pl.: 950 (1753)
  • Passiflora nigra Jacq. in Observ. Bot. 2: 27 (1767)
  • Passiflora parviflora Sw. in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 97 (1788)
  • Passiflora suberosa var. hirsuta (L.) Mast. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27: 630 (1871)
  • Passiflora suberosa var. minima (L.) Mast. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27: 630 (1871)
  • Passiflora warei Nutt. in Amer. J. Sci. Arts 5: 297 (1822)

Homonyms

• Passiflora pallida Vell. in Fl. Flumin. 9: t. 70 (1831), sensu auct. vide Passiflora mucronata Lam. in Encycl. 3: 33 (1789)
• Passiflora pallida Lour. in Fl. Cochinch.: 644 (1790), nom. illeg. vide Passiflora cochinchinensis subsp. cochinchinensis

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional:Caribbean Aruba, Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Regional:Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional:Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Continental: Northern America Regional:Southeastern USA Florida Regional:Southern Central USA Texas Regional:Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast Introduced into: Aldabra, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Hawaii, India, Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Marianas, Mauritius, Mozambique Channel Is., New Caledonia, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 953. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Flora of North America North of Mexico 6: 1-468. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Passiflora pallida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Passiflora pallida. Published online. Accessed: March 11 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Passiflora pallida. 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 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Passiflora pallida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 March 2025.