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Passiflora herbertiana herbertiana (Passiflora herbertiana herbertiana)

Description

Passiflora herbertiana, or native passionfruit, is a widespread climbing twiner native to moist forests on the coast and ranges of eastern Australia. The subspecies P. h. insulae-howei is endemic to Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.The leaves are usually 3-lobed usually with a slightly hairy undersurface; 6�12 cm long; with petioles mostly 1.5�4 cm long, with 2 glands at the apex. Stipules are linear, mostly 1�3 mm long. The flowers are 6 cm wide and yellow to orange. The following green berry is 50 mm long with pale spots

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Malpighiales

            • Family: Passifloraceae

              • Genus: Passiflora