Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Passiflora colinvauxii Wiggins

granadilla silvestre, colinvaux's passion flower, indefatigable passion flower

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A wiry creeper with many tendrils. The light green leaves with white markings are shaped like small boomerangs. The small white passion-fruit flowers have a waxy texture.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Violales

Family
Passifloraceae

Genus
Passiflora

Species
colinvauxii

Taxon category: Accepted

Taxon origin: Endemic

Status

Vulnerable

References

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  • Adsersen, H. (1987) Plantas amenazadas en Galápagos. Memorias. Taller sobre investigación Botánica y manejo en Galápagos.Pg. 12-16.
  • McMullen, C.K. (1987) Biologia reproductiva de las Angiospermas de las Islas Galapágos. Pg. 39 - 52. Memorias: Taller sobre investigación Botànica y manejo en galapágos.
  • Cayot, L. J. (1987) Ecology of Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus)in the Galápagos Islands. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biology in the Graduate School of Syracuse University.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Passiflora colinvauxii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=651. Accessed 24 April 2024.