Passiflora edulis Sims

 
  • Family : PASSIFLORACEAE
    (PASSION-FLOWER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Passifloraceae
  • Species : Passiflora edulis
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Passiflora edulis Sims
  • Common name : Passion fruit, Juice fruit, The Edible Passion
  • Vernacular name : Thuraipadalai, Rasna pazham (Tam.)
  • Key identification features : Moderate-sized climber. Leaves are simple, three lobed and deeply toothed along margins. Flowers are large and showy. Corrolary corona is four to five ranked, outer series being longer. Fruit is globose, fragrant when ripe, juicy and edible.
  • Habit : Climbing Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : February-June
  • Native : Tropical South America
  • Comments : Cultivated for its edible fruits, often runs wild.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Tropical South America; Cultivated in most parts of the world.
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Passiflora edulis. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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