| Passiflora sublanceolata | |
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| Passiflora sublanceolata flower side view | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Subfamily: | Passifloroideae |
| Tribe: | Passifloreae |
| Genus: | Passiflora |
| Species: | P. sublanceolata |
| Binomial name | |
| Passiflora sublanceolata (Killip) J.M.MacDougal, 2004 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Passiflora sublanceolata is aspecies of thegenusPassiflora, whose members often are known generally aspassion flowers orpassion vines. It belongs to the Passionflower family, thePassifloraceae.
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Passiflora sublanceolata is atendril-bearing vine able to climb at least 3.6 m (12 ft) high in gardens.[2] Leaves are up to 3 cm (1.2 in) long and 35 cm (14 in) wide, usually with modestly developed lobes at the base.Bracts immediately below the flowers are up to 10 mm (0.39 in) wide, and deeply 2-4 divided, with the ultimate segments threadlike and tipped with stickyglands.[3]
Flowers are variously described as intense rose, bright purple-pink, or hot pink. The flowers' male and female parts, thestamens andpistils, are held above thepetals on a special stalk, the androgynophore, up to 21 mm (0.83 in) high. Thecorona, consisting of slender, erect filaments surrounding the base of the androgynophore, is white, sometimes with pink or purple, and up to 10 mm (0.39 in) high.[4] The spherical fruit is about 3 cm (1.2 in) in diameter and densely hairy.[5]
Passiflora sublanceolata occurs in Mexico'sYucatan Peninsula,Belize andGuatemala.[6]
In hot, subhumid areas with summer rains,Passiflora sublanceolata inhabitssavannas, low-growingsemi-deciduous forests which sometimes are inundated or not, and disturbed areas.[6] Images on this page show an individual entangled with tall, dense weeds along a road in southern Mexico.[7]
Passiflora sublanceolata is pollinated byhummingbirds.[4]
Passiflora sublanceolata is easy to propagate from seeds, and the plants grow fast. It doesn't do well at temperatures lower than around 12 °C. (54 °F), but is suited for growing in pots or greenhouses.[5]
In 1936 whenEllsworth Paine Killip first describedPassiflora sublanceolata asPassiflora palmeri var.sublanceolata, it made sense because the supposed variety was very similar to thePassiflora sublanceolata. However, in 1991, John M. MacDougal determined thatP. palmeri occurred in the desert ofBaja California in northwestern Mexico, while his newP. sublanceolata inhabited the wetter though seasonally dry Yucatan Peninsula and Belize.[4]
Historically,Passiflora species have been assigned to several subgenera.[8] In 2021,phylogenetic analysis found that taxa in the traditionalPassiflora sectionDecaloba, to which our species presumably belongs, can be recognized as belonging to the "Central American clade." However, with many of the approximately 600Passiflora species still to be analyzed, many features of relationships of taxa at the subgenus level remain unclear.[9]
In the genus namePassiflora, the -Passi derives from theNew Latinpassio, meaning "passion or suffering". This alludes to the floral morphology – the pistil's three styles representing nails, the corona representing the crown of thorns, and red coloration (if present) representing the blood of Christ – symbolizing Christ's crucifixion. Theflora comes from the Latinflos, meaning "flower".[10]
In the species namesublanceolata, theSub- originally is from theancient Greeksub, meaning "below or lower", and the-lanceolata islanceolatus, which is Latin for a smalllance; therefore, with this species,sublanceolata must refer to the leaf shape, which in technical botany is referred to as "sublanceolate".[11]
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