Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Passiflora vesicaria var. galapagensis
Bedoca
A creeper with tendrils and hariy stems. The flower buds are enclosed in green feathery tendrils. The small white passion-fruit flowers have a waxy texture.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Violales
Family
Passifloraceae
Genus
Passiflora
Species
vesicaria
Subspecies
var. galapagensis
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Syn.: Passiflora foetida L.; Syn.: Passiflora foetida var. galapagensis Killip (POWO, 2022).
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022) Plants of the world online POWO (2022): Plants of the world online. Published on the Internet; Https://powo.science.kew.org/
- Vanderplank, J. (2013) A revision of Passiflora section Dysosmia A revision of Passiflora section Dysosmia. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 30(4): 318-387.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Passiflora vesicaria var. galapagensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=19885. Accessed 16 July 2025.