Foetid Passion Flower
Passiflora foetida
Also known as Common Passion Flower, Pop Vine, Running Pop, Stinking Passion Flower, Tagua Passion Flower, Wild Maracuja
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- June-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Passiflora foetida
- Genus
- Passiflora
- Family
- Passifloraceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Degraded forests and wastelands
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Naturalised in India, China and Africa
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- ঝুমকোলতা
- Tamil
- காட்டுக் கொடித்தோடை, குரங்குப்பழம், சிறுபூனைக்காலி
- Malayalam
- അമ്മൂമ്മപ്പഴം, Passiflora foetida, കൊരുങ്ങുണ്ണിപ്പഴം
About Foetid Passion Flower
Foetid Passion Flower (Passiflora foetida) is a climber belonging to the Passifloraceae family (Passionflower family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple/lobed leaves, solitary axillary flower clusters, berry fruit. It is typically found in degraded forests and wastelands. Native to Tropical America, it is distributed across Naturalised in India, China and Africa. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during June-December. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Passifloraceae
Passionflower family
Foetid Passion Flower belongs to the Passifloraceae family.
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