Passiflora spinosa

Passiflora spinosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota 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. Astrophea
Supersectio: P. supersect. Pseudoastrophea
Sectio: P. sect. Pseudoastrophea
Sectio: P. ser. Botryastrophea
Species: Passiflora spinosa

Name

• Passiflora spinosa (Poepp. & Endl.) Mast.,

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Distephana spinosa (Poepp. & Endl.) M.Roem. in Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 199 (1846)
  • Tacsonia spinosa Poepp. & Endl. in Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 2: 59 (1838)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Masters, M.T. 1871. Contributions to the Natural History of the Passifloraceae. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 27(4): 593–645. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1871.tb00221.x BHL Reference page. ː 27: 630

Additional references

• (2020). https://www.mapress.com/j/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.473.1.1/42020#. epublication.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Passiflora spinosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Passiflora spinosa. Published online. Accessed: March 15 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Passiflora spinosa. 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 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Passiflora spinosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 March 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• español: maracuyá silvestre, guachique