Passifloraceae
Passiflora

Passiflora aurantia G.Forst.

First published in Fl. Ins. Austr.: 62 (1786)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central Sulawesi, Papua New Guinea to SW. Pacific, E. Australia. It is a climbing shrub or liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Fiji, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Niue, Norfolk Is., Queensland, Samoa, Sulawesi, Tonga, Vanuatu

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (1982). Flora of Australia 8: 1-420. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Morat, P. (ed.) (1998). Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances 22: 1-91. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Smith, A.C. (1981). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 2: 1-810. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. & De Wilde, W.J.J.O. (eds.) (1984-1989). Flora Malesiana 10: 1-748. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1971-1976). Flora Malesiana 7: 1-876. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (1982). Flora of Australia 8: 1-420. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Smith, A.C. (1981). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 2: 1-810. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
  • Sykes, W.R. (1970). Contributions to the flora of Niue. Bulletin, New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 200: 1-321.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. & De Wilde, W.J.J.O. (eds.) (1984-1989). Flora Malesiana 10: 1-748. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1971 Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K000634481 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1971 Seeman [190] Fiji K000634476 Holotype Yes
May 1, 1971 Milne [6] Fiji K000634474 Type Yes
Gray, E.C. [NGF12903A] Papua New Guinea K005036854 Yes
Womersley, J.S. [NGF12365] Papua New Guinea K005036861 Yes
Bancroft, T.L. [s.n.] Australia K000324605 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [107] Fiji K005037152 Yes
MacGillivray, J. [s.n.] New Caledonia K005037109 Yes
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [30] Papua New Guinea K005036849 Yes
Streimann, H.; Lelean, Y. [LAE52699] Papua New Guinea K005036862 Yes
McComish, J.D. [55A] Norfolk Island K005037054 Yes
Milne [93] New Caledonia K005037112 Yes
Dockrill, A.W. [NGF34012] Papua New Guinea K005036853 Yes
Hellwig, F. [491] Papua New Guinea K005036848 Yes
Deplanche [595] New Caledonia K005037105 Yes
MacKee, H.S. [30433] New Caledonia K005037103 Yes
Brass, L.J. [27591] Papua New Guinea K005036855 Yes
s.coll. [292] Fiji K005037149 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [30433] New Caledonia K005037104 Yes
Cabalion, P. [3052] Vanuatu K005037081 Yes
Streimann, H.; Students [NGF27999] Papua New Guinea K005036851 Yes
Cabalion, P. [2767] Vanuatu K005037082 Yes
Pancher, M. [s.n.] New Caledonia K005037117 Yes
s.coll. [565] K005037116 Yes
Carr, C.E. [12609] Papua New Guinea K005036859 Yes
Streimann, H.; Students [NGF27999] Papua New Guinea K005036852 Yes
Horne, J. [374] Fiji K005037151 Yes
Balansa, M. [1701] New Caledonia K005037111 Yes
Tirel, C. [1276] New Caledonia K005037102 Yes
s.coll. [2636] New Caledonia K005037107 Yes
Pullen, R. [6759] Papua New Guinea K005036858 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] New Caledonia K005037114 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [42823] New Caledonia K005037106 Yes
Guillaumin; Baumann [s.n.] New Caledonia K005037101 Yes
s.coll. [675] Norfolk Island K005037052 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K005037051 Yes
Koroiveibau, D.; Qoro, I. [14461] Fiji K005037150 Yes
McComish, J.D. [55A] Norfolk Island K005037056 Yes
Vieillard [2636] New Caledonia K005037108 Yes
McComish, J.D. [55/A] Norfolk Island K005037055 Yes
Galore, M. [NGF17574] Papua New Guinea K005036860 Yes
Franc, I. [1014] New Caledonia K005037115 Yes
[John Murspillary] [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K005036856 Yes
Milne [93] New Caledonia K005037113 Yes
Im Thurn, E.F. (Sir) [292] Fiji K005037148 Yes
Brass, L.J. [28529] Papua New Guinea K005036857 Yes
Lécard, M.T. [s.n.] New Caledonia K005037110 Yes
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [30] Papua New Guinea K005036850 Yes
Weinland, K. (Dr.) [219] Papua New Guinea K005036863 Yes
McComish, J.D. [55/A] Norfolk Island K005037053 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0