Passiflora kuranda
| Kuranda passionfruit | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Passiflora |
| Species: | P. kuranda
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| Binomial name | |
| Passiflora kuranda | |
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Passiflora kuranda is a plant in the passionfruit family Passifloraceae found only in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It is a tendril climber to about 15 m (49 ft) long and 8 cm (3.1 in) diameter, with simple leaves up to 17 cm (6.7 in) long and 7.5 cm (3.0 in) wide. The flowers are about 3 cm (1.2 in) wide and the fruit is about 9 cm (3.5 in) long, 7 cm (2.8 in) wide and green when ripe. It inhabits rainforest from Cooktown southwards to Cairns and the Atherton Tableland, at altitudes from near sea level to about 900 m (3,000 ft).[4][5][6]: 381
Taxonomy
Passiflora kuranda was first described by Shawn Elizabeth Krosnick and Andrew James Ford in 2009. The type specimen was collected by Ford in 2003 near Atherton, Queensland. Their paper was published in the journal Systematic Botany.[2][6]: 381
Conservation
This species is listed by Queensland's Department of Environment and Science as least concern. As of January 2024[update], it has not been assessed by the IUCN.[1]
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References
- ^ a b "Species profile—Passiflora kuranda". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Passiflora kuranda". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Passiflora kuranda Krosnick & A.J.Ford". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Passiflora kuranda". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Ohlsen, D.J. (2022). Kodela, P.G. (ed.). "Passiflora kuranda". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ a b Krosnick, S.E.; Ford, A.J.; Freudenstein, J.V. (2009). "Taxonomic revision of Passiflora subgenus Tetrapathea including the monotypic genera Hollrungia and Tetrapathea (Passifloraceae), and a new species of Passiflora". Systematic Botany. 34 (2): 375–385. doi:10.1600/036364409788606343.
External links
Data related to Passiflora kuranda at Wikispecies
Media related to Passiflora kuranda at Wikimedia Commons- View a map of historical sightings of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver
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