Passiflora punctata

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Orthokaryota
Cladus: Neokaryota
Cladus: Photokaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Regnum*: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Regnum*: Viridiplantae
Cladus: Streptophyta
Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta
Cladus: Embryophyta
Cladus: Polysporangiophyta
Divisio*: Tracheophyta
Cladus: Eutracheophyta
Cladus: Euphyllophytina
Cladus: Megaphylla
Cladus: Radiatopses
Cladus: Lignophyta
Cladus: Metalignophyta
Diviso*: Spermatophyta
Classis*: Angiospermae
Cladus: Mesangiospermae
Cladus: Eudicota
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 punctata
Name

Passiflora punctata L. (1753)
Synonyms

Homotypic
Decaloba punctata (L.) M.Roem. in Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 156 (1846)

Homonyms

Passiflora punctata G.Lodd. in Bot. Cab. 2: t. 101 (1818), nom. illeg. vide Passiflora tuberosa Jacq. in Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 4: 49 (1804)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional:Western South America
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Regional:Central America
Panamá

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 957. Reference page.

Additional references

Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Passiflora punctata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Passiflora punctata. Published online. Accessed: March 13 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. Passiflora punctata. 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 13. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Passiflora punctata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 March 2025. Reference page.

USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Passiflora punctata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names