Passiflora suberosa L., Passifloraceae

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Present on Pacific Islands?  yes

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Risk assessment results:  High risk, score: 12 (Go to the risk assessment)

Common name(s): [more details]

Chinese: xi zhu xi fan lian

English: corky passionflower, corkystem passionflower, devil's pumpkin, indigo berry, wild passionfruit

French: grain d'encre, grenadille, liane poc-poc, passiflore

Hawaiian: huehue haole

Spanish: uvilla

Habit:  vine

Description:  "Perennial tendrillous vine; glabrous; stems commonly purplish; leaves 3-lobed or entire, 4-8 cm long, if lobed the central lobe largest, acute; petiole 1-2.5 cm long, with 2 opposed glands; flowers solitary in axils; sepals yellow-green; inner coronal fringe purple; petals absent; flower 18-25 mm broad; pedicel 1.5-2.5 cm long; fruit subglobose, purple, nearly 1 cm think; seeds wrinkled, 3-4 mm long" (Stone, 1970; p. 431).

Habitat/ecology:  An aggressive weed. It does best in the subcanopy layers where it smothers shrubs, small trees and the ground layer. In some areas it also smothers the upper canopy layer (C.W. Smith, 1985; p. 197). In Hawai‘i, "naturalized in grassland, shrubland, open dry forest, and diverse mesic forest, and on exposed ridges, 0-610 m"  (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 1014); "smothers tall trees in mesic forests"  (Motooka et al., 2003).  In New Caledonia, "d'introduction paraît-il relativement récente; devenu très répandu et parfois abondant dans la végétation secondaire" (MacKee, 1994; p. 113). In the Galápagos Islands, "among shrubs and rocks, mostly in shady areas, from near sea level to about 615 m" (Wiggins & Porter, 1971; pp. 723-724).

Propagation:  The fruits have many seeds that are dispersed by frugivorous birds.

Native range:  Tropical America.

Presence:

Pacific
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US) Northern Mariana Islands	Tinian Island	introduced invasive	Meyer, Jean-Yves (2000) (p. 102)
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US) Northern Mariana Islands	Tinian Island	introduced invasive	Space, James C./Falanruw, Marjorie (1999) (p. Field notes.)
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US) Northern Mariana Islands	Tinian Island	introduced	Raulerson, L. (2006) (p. 48)
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US) Saipan	Saipan Island	introduced	Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 175)
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US) Saipan	Saipan Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1968) (voucher ID: BISH 401468) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US) Saipan	Saipan Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1968) (voucher ID: BISH 401474) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US) Saipan	Saipan Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1968) (voucher ID: BISH 567844) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
Fiji Fiji Islands	Ngau Island	introduced invasive	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (pp. 666-667) Voucher cited: Smith 7923
Fiji Fiji Islands	Ngau Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1953) (voucher ID: BISH 168905) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
Fiji Fiji Islands	Ovalau Island	introduced invasive	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (pp. 666-667) Vouchers cited: Smith 8087, Smith 7288, Greenwood 730
Fiji Fiji Islands	Ovalau Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1928) (voucher ID: BISH 168904) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
Fiji Fiji Islands	Ovalau Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1953) (voucher ID: BISH 168906) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
Fiji Fiji Islands	Ovalau Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1953) (voucher ID: BISH 168907) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
Fiji Fiji Islands	Vanua Levu Island	introduced invasive	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (pp. 666-667) Voucher cited: DA 10518
Fiji Fiji Islands	Viti Levu Island	introduced invasive	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (pp. 666-667) Vouchers cited: Greenwood 730B, DA 7936, DA 11222, DA 3810, DA 11536, DA 3779
Fiji Fiji Islands	Viti Levu Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1958) (voucher ID: BISH 14698) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
Fiji Fiji Islands	Wakaya Island	introduced invasive	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (pp. 666-667) Voucher cited: Tothill 187
French Polynesia Society Islands	Moorea Island		University of California (2006) "Found at higher elevations in moist habitats".
French Polynesia Society Islands	Tahiti Island	introduced invasive	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 213) Vouchers cited: Florence 9735, Fosberg & Stone 61326, Fosberg 62924, Fosberg 61056, BRY 26026
French Polynesia Society Islands	Tahiti Island	introduced invasive	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013) Vouchers cited: J. Florence 2275 (PAP), F.R. Fosberg & B.C. Stone 61320 (PAP) Adventice, menace pour la biodiversité.
French Polynesia Society Islands	Tahiti Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1982) (voucher ID: BISH 491679) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
French Polynesia Society Islands	Tahiti Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1988) (voucher ID: BISH 601519) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
French Polynesia Society Islands	Tahiti Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1982) (voucher ID: BISH 607245) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
French Polynesia Society Islands	Tahiti Island		National Tropical Botanical Garden (U.S.A. Hawaii. Kalaheo.) (1981) (voucher ID: PTBG 38217) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
Guam Guam Island	Guam Island	introduced invasive	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 431) Vouchers cited: Stone 4235 (GUAM), Stone 4754 (GUAM)
Guam Guam Island	Guam Island	introduced	Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 175)
Guam Guam Island	Guam Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1968) (voucher ID: BISH 23007) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
Guam Guam Island	Guam Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1962) (voucher ID: BISH 168868) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
Guam Guam Island	Guam Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1963) (voucher ID: BISH 168869) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
Guam Guam Island	Guam Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1965) (voucher ID: BISH 401471) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
Guam Guam Island	Guam Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1983) (voucher ID: BISH 649477) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
Guam Guam Island	Guam Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1967) (voucher ID: BISH 698953) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
Guam Guam Island	Guam Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1983) (voucher ID: BISH 1000208) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	Hawai‘i (Big) Island	introduced invasive	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1014)
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	Kaua‘i Island	introduced invasive	Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy W./Wagner, Warren L. (1995) (p. 43) Vouchers cited: L. Hume 304 (PTBG), T. Flynn et al. 3173 (PTBG) Naturalized in secondary forest.
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	Lāna‘i Island	introduced invasive	Wagner, Warren L./Shannon, Robynn K./Herbst, Derral R. (1997) (p. 60) Voucher cited: Hobdy 3293 (BISH)
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	Maui Island	introduced invasive	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1014) West Maui.
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	Maui Island	introduced invasive	Starr, Forest/Starr, Kim/Loope, Lloyd L. (2006) (p. 38) East Maui. Voucher cited: Starr & Starr 040116-1 (BISH)
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	O‘ahu Island	introduced invasive	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1014) Voucher cited: Forbes 2363.0 (BISH)
New Caledonia Îles Loyauté (Loyalte Islands)	Île Lifou	introduced invasive	MacKee, H. S. (1994) (pp. 113-114) Vouchers cited: Cheesman 3319, MacKee 28262
New Caledonia Îles Loyauté (Loyalte Islands)	Île Lifou		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1962) (voucher ID: BISH 168903) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
New Caledonia Îles Loyauté (Loyalte Islands)	Îles Ouvéa (Ouvea Atoll)	introduced invasive	MacKee, H. S. (1994) (pp. 113-114) Voucher cited: Blanchon 1489
New Caledonia Îles Loyauté (Loyalte Islands)	Île Tiga	introduced invasive	MacKee, H. S. (1994) (pp. 113-114) Voucher cited: MacKee 45852
New Caledonia Îles Loyauté (Loyalte Islands)	Île Walpole	introduced invasive	MacKee, H. S. (1994) (pp. 113-114) Vouchers cited: Hmakone & Sam in MacKee 25879, Benoit in MacKee 34397
New Caledonia New Caledonia	New Caledonia Islands	introduced invasive	Meyer, Jean-Yves (2000) (p. 100) "Dry forests"
New Caledonia New Caledonia	New Caledonia Islands	introduced invasive	Gargominy, Oliver/Bouchet, Philipe/Pascal, Michel/Jaffre, Tanguy/Tourneu, Jean-Christophe (1996) (p. 382) Devenue très répandue et parfois abondante dans les formations secondaires.
New Caledonia New Caledonia Archipelago	Île Améré	introduced invasive	MacKee, H. S. (1994) (pp. 113-114) Voucher cited: MacKee 37535
New Caledonia New Caledonia Archipelago	Île Grande Terre	introduced invasive	MacKee, H. S. (1994) (pp. 113-114) Vouchers cited: Franc 1364, Däniker 2, MacKee 1974, Suprin 466 (NOU)
New Caledonia New Caledonia Archipelago	Île Grande Terre		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1949) (voucher ID: BISH 10855) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
New Caledonia New Caledonia Archipelago	Île des Pins (Isle of Pines)	introduced invasive	MacKee, H. S. (1994) (pp. 113-114) Vouchers cited: Baumann 13830, MacKee 5031
Palau Palau (Belau ) (main island group)	Koror (Oreor) Island	introduced invasive	Space, James C./Waterhouse, Barbara/Miles, Joel E./Tiobech, Joseph/Rengulbai, Kashgar (2003) (p. 82)
Palau Palau (Belau ) (main island group)	Koror (Oreor) Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1989) (voucher ID: BISH 634797) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
Palau Palau (Belau ) (main island group)	Malakal (Ngemelachel) Island	introduced invasive	Space, James C./Waterhouse, Barbara/Miles, Joel E./Tiobech, Joseph/Rengulbai, Kashgar (2003) (p. 82)
Samoa Western Samoa Islands	Upolu Island	introduced invasive	Space, James C./Flynn, Tim (2002) (p. 67)
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands	Solomon Islands		Swarbrick, John T. (1997) (p. 95)
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands	Solomon Islands	native	Hancock, I. R./Henderson, C. P. (1988) (p. 97)
Tonga Tongatapu Group	‘Eua Island	introduced invasive	Space, James C./Flynn, Tim (2001) (p. 62) Voucher: Flynn 6904 (PTBG)
Tonga Tongatapu Group	‘Eua Island		National Tropical Botanical Garden (U.S.A. Hawaii. Kalaheo.) (2001) (voucher ID: PTBG 226) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa
Vanuatu New Hebrides Islands	Aneityum Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1986) (voucher ID: BISH 523787) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
Vanuatu New Hebrides Islands	Aneityum Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1985) (voucher ID: BISH 524026) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
Vanuatu New Hebrides Islands	Êfaté (Efete) Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1971) (voucher ID: BISH 406121) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
Vanuatu New Hebrides Islands	Erromango Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1978) (voucher ID: BISH 421399) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
Vanuatu New Hebrides Islands	Vanuatu (Republic of)		Swarbrick, John T. (1997) (p. 95)

Pacific Rim
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Australia Australia (continental)	Australia (continental)		Holm, Leroy/Pancho, Juan V./Herberger, James P./Plucknett, Donald L. (1979) (pp. 269-270)
Australia Australia (continental)	Queensland	introduced invasive	Queensland Herbarium (2002) (p. 6)
Central America Central America (Pacific rim)	Costa Rica (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Central America Central America (Pacific rim)	El Salvador (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Central America Central America (Pacific rim)	Guatemala (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Central America Central America (Pacific rim)	Honduras (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Central America Central America (Pacific rim)	Nicaragua (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Central America Central America (Pacific rim)	Panama (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
China China	China (People's Republic of)	introduced invasive	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013) Escaped weed, S. Yunnan (Xishuangbanna).
China China	Hong Kong	introduced cultivated	Wu, Te-lin (2001) (p. 104)
Japan Japan	Japan	introduced	Mito, Toshikazu/Uesugi, Tetsuro (2004) (p. 186)
Mexico Mexico	Mexico (United Mexican States)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Singapore Singapore	Singapore (Republic of)	introduced invasive	Chong, Kwek Yan/Tan, Hugh T. W./Corlett, Richard T. (2009) (p. 67) Naturalised
South America (Pacific rim) South America (Pacific rim)	Colombia	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
South America (Pacific rim) South America (Pacific rim)	Ecuador (Republic of) (continental)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
South America (Pacific rim) South America (Pacific rim)	Perú (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Taiwan Taiwan Island	Taiwan Island	introduced invasive	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013) Escaped weed.
Taiwan Taiwan Island	Taiwan Island		Holm, Leroy/Pancho, Juan V./Herberger, James P./Plucknett, Donald L. (1979) (pp. 269-270)

Indian Ocean
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
British Indian Ocean Territory Chagos Archipelago	Diego Garcia Island	introduced	Stoddart, D. R./Taylor, J. D., eds. (1971) (p. 155) Vouchers cited: Stoddart 768 (K), Stoddart 765 (K), Stoddart 868 (K, US), Stoddart 881 (K), Rhyne 439a (US)?, Stoddart 847 (K, US)
British Indian Ocean Territory Chagos Archipelago	Diego Garcia Island	introduced invasive	Whistler, W. Arthur (1996) (p. 29)
British Indian Ocean Territory Chagos Archipelago	Diego Garcia Island		National Tropical Botanical Garden (U.S.A. Hawaii. Kalaheo.) (1995) (voucher ID: PTBG 38077) Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora suberosa L.
La Réunion (France) La Réunion Island	La Réunion Island	introduced invasive	MacDonald, I. A. W./Thebaud, C./Strahm, W. A./Strasberg, D. (1991) (pp. 51-61)
La Réunion (France) La Réunion Island	La Réunion Island	introduced invasive	Lavergne, Christophe (2006) "Naturalisé"
Maldives Maldive Islands	Addu Atoll		Spicer, R. A./Newberry, D. MacC. (1979) (p. 12)
Mauritius Mautitius Islands (Mauritius and Rodrigues)	Mauritius Island		Holm, Leroy/Pancho, Juan V./Herberger, James P./Plucknett, Donald L. (1979) (pp. 269-270)
French Territory of Mayotte Mayotte Islands	Mayotte Island	introduced invasive	Comité français de l'Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature en France (2013)
Seychelles Seychelles Islands	Agalega Island	introduced	Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Stoddart, D. R. (1983) (p. 131) Vouchers cited: Stoddart 7231 (US), Stoddart 7263 (US)
Seychelles Seychelles Islands	Alphonse Island		Robertson, I. A. D./Robertson, S. A./Fosberg, F. R. (1983) (p. 182) Voucher cited: Robertson 2831 (K)
Seychelles Seychelles Islands	Coetivy Island		Robertson, S. A./Fosberg, F. R. (1983) (p. 152) Voucher cited: Robertson 3090 (K)
Seychelles Seychelles Islands	Cousin Island	introduced invasive	Fosberg, F. R. (1983) (p. 29) Voucher cited: Fosberg 52169 (US)
Seychelles Seychelles Islands	D'Arros Island		Stoddart, D. R./Coe, M. J./Fosberg, F. R. (1979) (p. 23) Vouchers cited: Gwynne & Wood 962 (EA), Stoddart 7216 (US)
Seychelles Seychelles Islands	Desnoeufs Island		Wilson, J. R. (1983) (p. 209)
Seychelles Seychelles Islands	Marie-Louise Island		Wilson, J. R. (1983) (p. 193)
Seychelles Seychelles Islands	Platte Island		Robertson, S. A./Fosberg, F. R. (1983) (p. 162) Voucher cited: Robertson 3042 (K)
Seychelles Seychelles Islands	Poivre Island		Robertson, S. A./Fosberg, F. R. (1983) (p. 172) Voucher cited: Robertson 2381 (K)
Seychelles Seychelles Islands	Seychelles Islands	introduced	Invasive Species Specialist Group (2017)
Seychelles Seychelles Islands	St. Joseph Island		Stoddart, D. R./Coe, M. J./Fosberg, F. R. (1979) (p. 46) Vouchers cited: Gwynne & Wood 968 (EA), Gwynne & Wood 984 (EA), Gwynne & Wood 1058 (EA), Stoddart 7144 (US)

Comments:  Introduced to Guam sometime after 1945, recorded from Fiji in 1942 (Stone, 1970; p. 431). Locally a problem in Guam and Saipan; more common as an invasive on Tinian.

Control: 

Chemical: "Probably sensitive to hormone type herbicides but may require basal treatments to protect host plants. Young plants susceptible to drizzle applications of glyphosate at 1 lb/acre"  (Motooka et al., 2003).