Publication Date
2022
Publisher
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
City
Perth
Abstract
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Passionfruit (Passiflora edulis). Passiflora edulis, commonly known as passionfruit, is a perennial vine species of passionflower native to southern Brazil through Paraguay and northern Argentina. It is cultivated commercially in Hawaii, Australia, South Africa, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia for the sweet, seedy fruit. In Western Australia (WA) passionfruit has been grown commercially in the south-west from Albany to Perth since at least the 1920s and is also a common garden plant. There are related weedy species; Stinking passionflower (Passiflora foetida) is regarded as an environmental weed in Queensland, the Northern Territory and northern Western Australia (Kimberley).
Number of Pages
3
Keywords
weed risk, assessment, biosecurity, Western Australia, Passionfruit, Passiflora edulis
Disciplines
Biosecurity | Weed Science
Recommended Citation
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia.
(2022), Passiflora edulis - environmental weed risk assessment 2022. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Report.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bs_wra/78
