Flower; Trancoso, Bahia, Brazil; 10/2008 © Sonja Germer
Flower, side view; Trancoso, Bahia, Brazil; 10/2008 © Sonja Germer
Habit; Trancoso, Bahia, Brazil; 10/2008 © Sonja Germer
Identifier: 959 Date of entry: 21.10.2008 Last update: 12.01.2020
Portuguese: Maracuja-de-restinga
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Violales (37)
Family: Passifloraceae (10)(family description)
Genus: Passiflora (8)
Epithet: mucronata Sessé & Moc. (3)
mucronata => terminating, an organ with a straight, stiff and sharp point
Climate: tropical
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
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