Passiflora edulis Sims f. flavicarpa O.Deg.

Flora Hawaiiensis 250. 1932. —

Type specimens: United States of America • Cultivated at the U.S. Experiment Station, Pensacola St., Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii; 23.V.1932; O. Degener 4170; holo-, BISH [BISH1010804]; iso-, MO [MO279874], NY [NY329114], US [US00441554].

Passiflora verrucifera Lindl., A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony 3: 52 (Lindley 1840). — Passiflora edulis var. verrucifera (Lindl.) Mast., Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 27 (4): 637 (Masters 1871).

VOUCHER. — French Guiana • Cayenne, Montabo; cultivated plant; 15.II.2008; M. F. Prévost 5039; CAY[CAY086649, CAY086650]).

DISTRIBUTION. — This most cultivated passion fruit, of unknown origin, was introduced for cultivation and may escape elsewhere in anthropized landscapes.

NOTE

The purple-fruited form ( P. edulis f. edulis), adapted to subtropical climates or higher elevations, has not been observed in French Guiana.