Passiflora biflora
Appearance
Passiflora biflora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Passifloraceae |
Genus: | Passiflora |
Species: | P. biflora
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Binomial name | |
Passiflora biflora |
Passiflora biflora, the twoflowered passionflower, is a vine with paired peduncles and flowers up to 3.5 cm (1.4 in) wide. It is native to the New World from Mexico to Colombia and Venezuela.[1] In Florida, P. biflora has been classified by the Exotic Pest Plant Council as a non-native species that has the "potential to disrupt native plant communities."[2][3]
Uses
[edit]Van den Bergh 1994 and Ochse & van den Brink 1980 report the flowers are eaten in Indonesia and Malaysia.[4]: 34
References
[edit]- ^ Krings, A., and R.R. Braham. 2005. Guide to Tendrillate Climbers of Costa Rican Mountains. Ames, Iowa: Blackwell Publishing. pp. 94-96.
- ^ Wunderlin, R.P., and B.F. Hansen. 2008. Passiflora biflora. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants, Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa. Accessed online: 31 March 2014.
- ^ "Passiflora biflora Lam".
- ^ Lim, Tong (2014). Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Vol. 8. Dordrecht: Springer Science and Business Media LLC. pp. xiii+1024. ISBN 978-94-017-8747-5. LCCN 2014936737. OCLC 878641531. ISBN 978-94-017-8748-2.