Passiflora mixta
Passiflora mixta, from the family Passifloraceae is also known as "curuba", "curuba de indio", "curuba de monte", "curubita", "curuba" (Colombia), "parcha" (Venezuela), and "taxo" (Ecuador). Originally, it derived from the monophyletic "Passiflora" subgenus "Tacsonia". "Passiflora mixta" is endemic to the Americas. A perennial vine, the "Passiflora mixta" is pink to orange-red in color. Description. "Passiflora mixta" can be identified by large pink flowers, trilobate coricaeous leaves, that are tubular in shape that protrude from its branches. It has a hairy elongated bract and hypanthum that contain a narrow nector chamber. At , "Passiflora mixta" has a hypanthium (otherwise  known as the flower tube) with a base that contains nectar. Also found in "P. mixta", are ovaries, anthers and stigmas. These reproductive organs are located anterior to the hypanthium near the androgynophore. This species is capable of producing fruits and flowers that remain open for 3 to 5 days by producing half-pendant, horizontal, or erect flowers. Status: Wild plant, collected, important genetic resource for banana passionfruit breeding. Pollination. This species of "Passiflora" is pollinated by the Sword-billed hummingbird ("Ensifera ensifera"), which is the only living species in the genus "Ensifera". This bird is found throughout the northern  Andes and is identified by its extremely large beak that is longer than the size of its entire body. They are pollinators of the passionflower, which contains nectar at the bottom of the long corolla tube that belongs to the "P. mixta".