Banana passionfruit (''Passiflora'' supersect. ''Tacsonia''), also known as taxo and curuba, is a group of around 64 ''
Passiflora'' species found in South America.
Most species in this section are found in high elevation cloud forest habitats. Flowers have a cylindrical hypanthium.
Species
Invasive species
''P. tarminiana'' and ''P. tripartita'' thrive in the climate of
New Zealand
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. They are
invasive species since they can smother forest margins and forest regrowth. It is illegal to sell, cultivate and distribute the plants.
Banana passionfruit vines are now smothering more than of native forest on the islands of Hawaii and Kauai. Seeds are spread by feral pigs, birds and humans.
The vine can also be found all across the highlands of
New Guinea and Tasmania.
References
External links
Purdue University (United States)- Banana passionfruit
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Passiflora
Edible fruits
Crops originating from the Americas
Crops originating from Ecuador
Crops originating from Peru
Plant common names