Passiflora vitifolia H.B.K., Passifloraceae

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Present on Pacific Islands?  yes

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Risk assessment results:  High risk, score: 11 (Go to the risk assessment)

Common name(s): [more details]

English: crimson passionflower, grapevine leaf passionfruit, perfumed passionflower, red passionflower, vine-leaved granadilla

French: passiflore à feuille de vigne

Habit:  vine

Description:  "Lianas.  Leaves with blades 6-18 cm long, 6-15 cm wide, deeply 3-lobed, divided ca. 3/4 their length, the lobes lanceolate, lower surface pubescent, margins coarsely dentate to crenate, apex of lobes acuminate, base rounded to subcordate, petioles 1.8-6.5 cm long, with 2 saucer-shaped nectaries at base, stipules linear-lanceolate, ca. 5 mm long, often deciduous.  Flowers solitary, 10-18 cm in diameter, peduncles stout, 2.3-3.5 cm long; hypanthium tubular, ca. 1 cm long; sepals and petals bright red; corona red to bright yellow, with white spots or streaks, in 2 series, inner one tubular, outer one filamentous, 5-10 mm long.  Berries green with white speckles, ovoid, 4-7 cm long, 3-4 cm in diameter.  Self-incompatible"  (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 1014).

Habitat/ecology:  In Hawai‘i, "escaping from cultivation and now sparingly naturalized in mesic, disturbed forest, 100-130 m, below Lyon Arboretum, Mānoa Falls Trail, O‘ahu"  (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 1014).

Propagation:  Seed

Native range:  "Lowland Neotropics from Central America to Peru, frequently cultivated for its showy red flowers"  (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 1014).

Presence:

Pacific
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	O‘ahu Island	introduced invasive	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1014)

Pacific Rim
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Central America Central America (Pacific rim)	Costa Rica (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Central America Central America (Pacific rim)	Nicaragua (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Central America Central America (Pacific rim)	Panama (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
South America (Pacific rim) South America (Pacific rim)	Colombia	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
South America (Pacific rim) South America (Pacific rim)	Ecuador (Republic of) (continental)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
South America (Pacific rim) South America (Pacific rim)	Perú (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)

Control:  If you know of control methods for Passiflora vitifolia, please let us know.