pomme calabas vs Passion vine

Passiflora maliformis compared with Passiflora jamesonii

Key Differences

• pomme calabas is Least Concern while Passion vine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pomme calabas	Passion vine
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
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 maliformis	Passiflora jamesonii

Evolutionary Relationship

pomme calabas and Passion vine share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Passiflora.

Conservation Status

pomme calabas

LC — Least Concern

Passion vine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pomme calabas	Passion vine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

pomme calabas

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).

Passion vine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States