Passiflora subpeltata Ortega
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Photo: Mark Hyde
National Botanic Garden, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lake Chivero, Bushman's Point
Photo: Mark Hyde
Pleasant Valley Farm, Arcturus
Photo: Mark Hyde
Pleasant Valley Farm, Arcturus
Photo: Bart Wursten
Marydale Point Lake Chivero Recreational Park
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Synonyms:
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Common names:
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Granadina (English)
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Frequency:
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Locally common where naturalised, e.g. in the N and NE suburbs of Greater Harare and extending further around Harare into farming areas. |
Status:
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Introduced |
Description:
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Herbaceous climber or creeper, glabrous throughout. Stipules extremely large and prominent. Leaves 3-lobed. Flowers white. Fruit spherical. |
Notes:
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Introduced as a garden ornamental and now a common, naturalised escape in areas around Harare. Discovered as an escape in Bulawayo in December 2015. |
Derivation of specific name:
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Habitat:
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In gardens, roadsides, rocky places and by streams |
Altitude range: (metres) |
1300 - 1600 m |
Flowering time: | Oct - May |
Worldwide distribution:
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Tropical America |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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W,C |
Growth form(s):
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Climber.
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Literature:
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Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 66.
Maroyi, A. (2006). Preliminary checklist of introduced and naturalized plants in Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(2) Page 234.
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg):
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Passiflora subpeltata. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=141170, retrieved 2 December 2024
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