Tetrapathaea
| Tetrapathaea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Tetrapathaea (DC.) Rchb. |
| Species: | T. tetrandra |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetrapathaea tetrandra (Banks ex DC.) Raoul | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Tetrapathaea tetrandra is a plant species endemic to New Zealand, the only species of the genus Terapathaea currently recognized. Common names include Kohia, New Zealand passionflower, New Zealand passion vine and New Zealand passionfruit.[2]
Tetrapathaea tetrandra is a vine climbing up to 10 m (33 feet). Leaves are alternate, broadly lanceolate, green, shiny, and untoothed. Flowers are white to yellow, in groups of 1-3 in the axils of the leaves. Fruits are lemon-shaped, orange, up to 30 mm (1.2 inches) long, inedible by humans.[3][4][5][6]
References
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ NZ Plant Conservation Network
- ↑ Raoul, Édouard Fiacre Louis. 1844. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, sér. 3 2: 122.
- ↑ Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de, 1822. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 3: 323.
- ↑ Naturewatch New Zealand
- ↑ Flickr, Kohia, Steve Attwood
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