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Passiflora tarminiana

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Passiflora tarminiana is a species of passionfruit native to the uplands of tropical South America, now cultivated in many countries. Its yellow fruit resembles a small, straight banana, giving it the common name banana passionfruit in some countries and banana poka in Hawaii, and it carries various names such as curuba, taxo and tumbo across its Andean homeland. In Hawaii and New Zealand it is now considered an invasive species. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Threats
Invasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Scientific Name
Passiflora tarminiana 2
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1. Wikipedia: Passiflora tarminiana
  • threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    In Hawaii and New Zealand it is now considered an invasive species.
  • human-interaction (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    In Hawaii and New Zealand it is now considered an invasive species.
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2. Wikipedia: Passiflora tarminiana
WikipediaWikidata Q135365 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
Passiflora tarminiana (Wikipedia)
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