Passiflora sexflora

Passiflora sexflora

Passiflora sexflora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota 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. Decaloba
Sectio: P. sect. Decaloba
Species: Passiflora sexflora

Name

• Passiflora sexflora Juss., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 6: 110. 1805.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Decaloba sexflora (Juss.) M.Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 164. 1846.

• Heterotypic
  • Cieca pannosa (Sm.) M.Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 148. 1846.
  • Decaloba obscura (Lindl.) M.Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 157. 1846.
  • Lortetia sexflora Ser. in Fl. Jard. 2: 149 (1847)
  • Meioperis pannosa (Sm.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 103. 1836 publ. 1838.
  • Passiflora capsularis var. geminiflora Mast. in Mart. (ed.), Fl. Bras. 13(1): 590. 1872, orth. var.
  • Passiflora capsularis var. geminifolia DC., Prodr. 3: 325. 1828.
  • Passiflora floribunda Lem., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 4: pl. 335b. 1848.
  • Passiflora isotriloba Cufod., Arch. Bot. Sist. 9: 196. 1933.
  • Passiflora melahelos Gilli, Feddes Repert. 92(9–10): 684. 1981.
  • Passiflora miraflorensis Killip, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 14: 109. 1924.
  • Passiflora obscura Lindl., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 7: 48. 1830.
  • Passiflora pannosa Sm. in Rees, Cycl. 26: Passiflora no. 28. 1813.
  • Passiflora triflora Macfad., Fl. Jamaica 2: 149. 1850, nom. inval.
  • Passiflora triflora Macfad. ex Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I. 293. 1860.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional:Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional:Western South America Colombia Regional:Western South America Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico Regional:Western South America Ecuador Continental: Northern America Regional:Southeastern, USA Florida Regional:Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest 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: 110.

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Passiflora sexflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Passiflora sexflora. Published online. Accessed: March 14 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Passiflora sexflora. 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 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Passiflora sexflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 March 2025.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Passiflora sexflora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: goatsfoot
español: Ala de Murcielago