banana poka vs Conch apple

Passiflora tarminiana compared with Passiflora maliformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	banana poka	Conch apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family same	Passifloraceae	Passifloraceae
Genus same	Passiflora	Passiflora
Species	Passiflora tarminiana	Passiflora maliformis

Evolutionary Relationship

banana poka and Conch apple share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Passiflora.

View Genus: Passiflora

Conservation Status

banana poka

LC — Least Concern

Conch apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	banana poka	Conch apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

banana poka

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Colombia).

Conch apple

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

banana poka

The Banana poka (Passiflora tarminiana) is a species in the genus Passiflora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australas.