Banana passionfruit
| Banana passionfruit | |
|---|---|
| Passiflora mixta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Passiflora |
| Supersection: | Passiflora supersect. Tacsonia (Juss.) Feuillet & J.M.MacDougal (2003) |
| Type species | |
| Passiflora mixta Lam. | |
| Species | |
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See text | |
| Synonyms | |
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.