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Passiflora herbertiana Ker Gawl. subsp. herbertiana Family Passifloraceae
Common name: Native Passionfruit

Passiflora herbertiana subsp. herbertiana Ker Gawl. APNI*

Description: Twiner with stems, petioles and lower surface of leaves finely hairy, sometimes sparsely so.

Leaves usually 3-lobed; lamina mostly 6–12 cm long, lobes broad and shallow, usually acute at apex; lamina rarely unlobed, sometimes juvenile plants with lamina 2–4 cm long and lobes rounded (similar to Passiflora aurantia); petiole mostly 1.5–4 cm long, with 2 glands at the apex; stipules linear, mostly 1–3 mm long.

Flowers c. 6 cm diam., yellow to orange.

Berry subglobose, c. 50 mm long, green with paler spots.


Illustration
C. Wardrop

Habit
Photo L. von Richter

Flower
Photo T.M. Tame

Other photo
Photo T.M. Tame

Distribution and occurrence: Widespread in moist forest on coast and ranges, north from Narooma.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, CT, CWS
Other Australian states: Qld
AVH map***

Text by G. J. Harden, Flora NSW, vol. 1. Updated October 2006.
Taxon concept:


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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