maracujá-de-cheiro vs maracujá-açu

Passiflora nitida compared with Passiflora quadrangularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracujá-de-cheiro	maracujá-açu
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 nitida	Passiflora quadrangularis

Evolutionary Relationship

maracujá-de-cheiro and maracujá-açu share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Passiflora.

Conservation Status

maracujá-de-cheiro

NE — Not Evaluated

maracujá-açu

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracujá-de-cheiro	maracujá-açu
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

maracujá-de-cheiro

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

maracujá-açu

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, United Kingdom), North America (Bahamas, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

maracujá-de-cheiro

The Bell-apple (Passiflora nitida) is a species in the genus Passiflora. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia