banana poka vs maracujá

Passiflora tarminiana compared with Passiflora racemosa

Key Differences

• banana poka is Least Concern while maracujá is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	banana poka	maracujá
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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 racemosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

banana poka

LC — Least Concern

maracujá

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	banana poka	maracujá
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).

maracujá

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.