Passiflora herbertiana subsp. insulae-howei

Passiflora herbertiana subsp. insulae-howei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Passiflora
Species: P. herbertiana
Subspecies: P. h. subsp. insulae-howei
Trinomial name
Passiflora herbertiana subsp. insulae-howei
P.S.Green[1]

Passiflora herbertiana subsp. insulae-howei is a flowering plant in the passion flower family. The subspecific epithet refers to the island to which the subspecies is endemic.[1]

Description

It is a soft-wooded vine, with stems growing to several metres in length. The leaves are usually 40–80 mm long and 50–80 mm wide. The solitary, orange-yellow to greenish flowers, 60 mm across, appear from October to March. The oval green fruits are 40–50 mm long; they are edible but sickly-sweet.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The subspecies is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, where it is widespread.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Passiflora herbertiana subsp. insulae-howei". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  2. 1 2 Hutton, Ian (1998). The Australian Geographic Book of Lord Howe Island. Sydney: Australian Geographic. p. 143. ISBN 1-876276-27-4.


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