maracujá-do-mato vs maracujá-açu

Passiflora cincinnata compared with Passiflora quadrangularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracujá-do-mato	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 cincinnata	Passiflora quadrangularis

Evolutionary Relationship

maracujá-do-mato and maracujá-açu share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Passiflora.

Conservation Status

maracujá-do-mato

NE — Not Evaluated

maracujá-açu

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracujá-do-mato	maracujá-açu
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

maracujá-do-mato

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia