Passiflora coriacea

Passiflora coriacea, leaf

Passiflora coriacea, flower

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Passifloraceae
Subfamilia: Passifloroideae
Tribus: Passifloreae
Genus: Passiflora
Subgenus: P. subg. Decaloba
Supersectio: P. supersect. Cieca
Species: Passiflora coriacea

Name

Passiflora coriacea Juss., 1805.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cieca coriacea (Juss.) M.Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 148. 1846.
  • Monactineirma coriacea (Juss.) Bory, Ann. Gen. Sci. Phys. 2: 138. 1819.

• Heterotypic
  • Cieca difformis (Kunth) M.Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 140. 1846.
  • Passiflora biformis Mast. in J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 4: 128 (1877)
  • Passiflora cheiroptera Cortés, Fl. Colombia (ed. 2), 2a. ed. pl. between pp. 112 and 113, plate only. 1919.
  • Passiflora clypeata Sm., Cycl. (Rees) 26: n. 20. 1813.
  • Passiflora coriacea var. marmorata Regel in Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1857: 52 (1858)
  • Passiflora difformis Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (Humboldt, Bonpland & Kunth) 2: 136. 1817.

Homonyms

• Passiflora coriacea A.Rich. in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Phys. Cuba, Pl. Vasc.: 599 (1846), nom. illeg. vide Passiflora cubensis subsp. cubensis

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional:Northern South America Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela Regional:Central America Nicaragua, Panamá References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jussieu, A.L. de 1805. Quatrième mémoire sur les caractères généraux des familles, tirés des graines, et confirmés ou rectifiés par les observations de Gaertner. Corolles monopétales épigynes, à anthères réunies. Première partie. Annales du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle 6: 307–324. BHL Reference page. ː 6: 109, t. 39, f. 2.}}

Additional references

• Idárraga-Piedrahita, Á., Ortiz, R. del C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares, Vol. 2. Listado de las Plantas Vasculares del Departamento de Antioquia. Programa Expedición Antioquia 2013. Series Biodiversidad y Recursos Naturales. 939 pp. Medellín: Universidad de Antioquia, Missouri Botanical Garden y Oficina de Planeación Departamental de la Gobernación de Antioquia. ISBN 978-958-8709-61-1 PDF ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Passiflora coriacea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Passiflora coriacea. Published online. Accessed: March 06 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Passiflora coriacea. 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 06. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Passiflora coriacea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 March 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: wild sweet calabash