Passiflora incarnata L.

 
  • Family : PASSIFLORACEAE
    (Passion-Flower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KRISHNA KAMAL FAMILY (कृष्णा कमल फैमिली )
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Passifloraceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Passiflora edulis Sims
  • Common name : Purple passion-flower
  • Habit : Climber
  • Comments / notes : Grown in gardens
  • Key identification features : Stems wiry. Leaves broadly cordate, 3-lobed. Flowers axillary, white with purplish tinge. Fruits ovoid, edible
  • Flower, Fruit : April-February
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district
  • Native : Tropical America
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • N.P. Singh, P. Lakshminarasimhan, S. Karthikeyan & P. V. Prasanna (2001). Flora of Maharashtra state, Dicotyledones. Vol. 2.pp.49. Botanical survey of India, Govt. Of India.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Passiflora incarnata. Downloaded on 9 December 2024.

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