issg Database: Impact Information for Passiflora tarminiana

Passiflora tarminiana (vine, climber)

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         General Impact

P. tarminiana can rapidly reach and smother the forest canopy when the sub-canopy vegetation is disturbed either naturally, by hurricanes and other high winds, or by man or feral pigs (Smith, 1985 in PIER, 2003). P. tarminiana suppresses tree regeneration, topples shallow-rooted trees, kills standing trees through shading, and lowers species richness (Binggeli, 1997).

         Location Specific Impacts:
New Zealand
Competition: Grows over and smothers native trees, suppressing forest growth.
Marlborough Region (New Zealand)
Competition: Grows over and smothers native trees, suppressing forest growth.
Hawaii (United States (USA))
Competition: Grows over and smothers native trees, suppressing forest growth.
Interaction with other invasive species: The prolific amounts of fruit produced enables greater population densities of feral pigs to exist.

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