Passiflora calcarata
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- December-May
How to identify Passiflora calcarata
Identify Passiflora calcarata by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Spurred sepals behind the flower.
- Confirm flower colour: Orange-red.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Passifloraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Passiflora calcarata.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Passiflora calcarata
- Genus
- Passiflora
- Family
- Passifloraceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Native to
- Tropical S. America
- Distribution
- India, Mexico
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Orange-redrecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Passiflora calcarata itself; the rest are typical of the Passifloraceae family — flowering plants only.
About Passiflora calcarata
Passiflora calcarata belongs to the Passifloraceae family, where it grows as a climber. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. Flowering and fruiting run from December to May.
Passifloraceae
Passionflower family
Passiflora calcarata belongs to the Passifloraceae family.
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