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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/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Invasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 2
Scientific Name
Passiflora tarminiana 4
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Magnoliopsida, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Passiflora tarminiana
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Found In

Australia

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Bolivia

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Colombia

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Ecuador

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El Salvador

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Guatemala

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New Zealand

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North America

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Papua New Guinea

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Peru

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South Africa

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Sri Lanka

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United States

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Venezuela

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Zimbabwe

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Sources
1. Passiflora tarminiana (Wikipedia)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 376459
    Passiflora tarminiana (or banana passionfruit) is a species of passionfruit.
  • Lead
    It is native to the uplands of tropical South America and is now cultivated in many countries.
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2. 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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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Passifloraceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12548
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12548
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Violales","family":"Passifloraceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Flores de la pásion","language":"ES"},{"name":"Passiflores","language":"FR"},{"name":"Passion-flowers","language":"EN"},{"name":"西番莲科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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4. Wikipedia: Passiflora tarminiana
WikipediaWikidata Q135365 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Passiflora tarminiana
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 3587792, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 3587792, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Passiflora tarminiana
Child Taxon Of: Magnoliopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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