Stinking Passionflower
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Stinking Passionflower
passiflora foetida
The Stinking Passionflower is a fast-growing, creeping vine native to the tropical Americas but now widely naturalized across the globe. Known for the strong, unpleasant odor released when its foliage is bruised, this remarkable plant has adapted beautifully to disturbed habitats, roadsides, and forest edges. Its delicate, elaborate flowers are a marvel of evolutionary design, showcasing a complex arrangement of white-to-pale-purple petals and thread-like corona filaments.
Hábitat: Typically found in disturbed areas, forest edges, dry fields, coastal scrub, and roadsides in tropical and subtropical regions.
Aspecto
This climbing vine is easily identified by its alternate, three-lobed leaves covered in fine, sticky glandular hairs. The striking flowers, measuring 2 to 5 centimeters across, are cream-colored to pale pinkish-purple and are uniquely enveloped by a deeply divided, lace-like collar of sticky green bracts. As the flower matures, it produces a round, paper-wrapped berry that transitions from green to a vibrant yellow-orange or red when fully ripe.
ReinoPlantaeFiloTracheophytaClaseMagnoliopsidaOrdenMalpighialesFamiliaPassifloraceaeGéneroPassiflora
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Datos interesantes
Its lace-like bracts are covered in sticky glands that trap insects, making it a protocarnivorous plant, though scientists still debate if it fully digests them.
The ripe, sweet yellow-to-orange fruits are edible and eaten in many parts of the world, but the unripe green fruits are toxic due to cyanogenic glycosides.
The species name 'foetida' translates to 'stinking' in Latin, referencing the pungent aroma released when the foliage is touched.
Habilidades especiales
Habilidad
Protocarnivorous Trapping
It utilizes sticky, glandular hairs on its lacy bracts to trap small insects, which may deter pests or provide supplemental nutrients.
Habilidad
Chemical Defense
Its leaves emit a foul, musty odor and contain cyanogenic glycosides that deter herbivorous mammals and insects from feeding.
Habilidad
Sensory Climbing Tendrils
Highly sensitive axillary tendrils wrap around nearby structures upon touch, allowing the vine to quickly climb and secure sunlight.
Medidas y detalles
- Longitud
- 150-500 cm
- Esperanza de vida
- 2-5 años
- Incubación
- 14-30 días
Dieta y alimentación
As a photoautotrophic plant, it synthesizes its own food using sunlight while supplementing nutrients by trapping small insects.
Alimentos principales
- Sunlight
- Carbon dioxide
- Water
- Soil nutrients
Método de búsqueda
- Passive Trapping
Conexiones ecológicas
eaten by
Tawny Coster
Acraea terpsicore
Caterpillars feed on the foliage, utilizing the plant's toxins for their own chemical defense.
host plant
Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae
Caterpillars use this vine as a primary host plant, feeding heavily on the leaves.
mutualism
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Bees visit the flowers for nectar and pollen, acting as key pollinators.
Rasgos
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También conocido como
Passiflora lanuginosaStinking Passionflowerscarletfruit passionflower
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Seguridad
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Preguntas frecuentes
¿Cómo identificar a Stinking Passionflower?
La forma más fácil de identificar a Stinking Passionflower es usar la aplicación de identificación de naturaleza Snappit.
¿Cuál es el longitud de Stinking Passionflower?
150-500 cm
¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Stinking Passionflower?
2-5 años
¿Qué come Stinking Passionflower?
As a photoautotrophic plant, it synthesizes its own food using sunlight while supplementing nutrients by trapping small insects.
¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Stinking Passionflower?
Typically found in disturbed areas, forest edges, dry fields, coastal scrub, and roadsides in tropical and subtropical regions.
¿Cómo caza Stinking Passionflower?
Passive Trapping
¿Cuál es el incubación de Stinking Passionflower?
14-30 días
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