Passiflora platyloba
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Passiflora |
| Species: | P. platyloba |
| Binomial name | |
| Passiflora platyloba | |
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Passiflora platyloba is a species of flowering plant in the family Passifloraceae. It is a climbing plant with purple flowers. The species is native to Mexico central America, and Colombia, and was described in 1922.
Taxonomy
The species was described by Ellsworth Paine Killip in 1922.[2]
Two varieties are recognised:[1]
- Passiflora platyloba var. platyloba
- Passiflora platyloba var. pubescens (Griseb.) J.M.MacDougal
Distribution
Passiflora platyloba is native to the wet tropical biome of Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, south-east Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panamá.[1]
Description
Passiflora platyloba is a climbing plant.[1] The stem is stout and cylindrical.[3]
The leaf stems are 6–7 centimetres (2.4–2.8 in) long. The leaves are suborbicular to ovate, 10–14 centimetres (3.9–5.5 in) long, and 12–18 centimetres (4.7–7.1 in) wide.[3] The flower is enclosed by bracts, which are 5–6 centimetres (2.0–2.4 in) long, and 3–4 centimetres (1.2–1.6 in) wide.[3]
The flower stems are solitary, and 6–7 centimetres (2.4–2.8 in) long. The flower is purple, 4–5 centimetres (1.6–2.0 in) wide, and has a tube around 1 centimetre (0.39 in) long. The sepals are oblong-lanceolate, 1.8–2 centimetres (0.71–0.79 in) long, around 0.8 centimetres (0.31 in) wide, and slightly fleshy. The petals are linear-lanceolate, 1.5–1.7 centimetres (0.59–0.67 in) long, and around 0.5 centimetres (0.20 in) wide. The flower has coronas with several series of filaments.[3]
Passiflora platyloba resembles Passiflora seemannii, though the former has longer bracts.[3]
Uses
Passiflora platyloba is used for food and medicine.[1]
Nomenclature
In Spanish, the species is known as Burucuyá.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Passiflora platyloba". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-08-16.
- ↑ "Passiflora platyloba Killip". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Killip, Ellsworth Paine (1922). Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. Vol. 12. Washington Academy of Sciences. p. 260-261.
- ↑ "Passiflora platyloba Killip". CatalogueOfLife.org. Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
External links
Data related to Passiflora platyloba at Wikispecies