Foetid Passion Flower
Passiflora foetida
Also known as Common Passion Flower, Pop Vine, Running pop, Stinking passion flower, Tagua Passion Flower, Wild Maracuja
About Foetid Passion Flower
Passiflora foetida (common names: stinking passionflower, wild maracuja, bush passion fruit, wild water lemon, stoneflower, love-in-a-mist, or running pop) is a species of passion flower that is native to the southwestern United States (southern Texas and Arizona), Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and much of South America. It has been introduced to tropical regions around the world, such as Southeast Asia, South Asia, Hawaii, Africa, and The Maldives. It is a creeping vine like other members of the genus, and yields an edible fruit. The specific epithet, foetida, means "stinking" in Latin and refers to the strong aroma emitted by damaged foliage. This passion flower tolerates arid ground, but favours moist areas.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- ঝুমকোলতা
- Tamil
- காட்டுக் கொடித்தோடை, குரங்குப்பழம், சிறுபூனைக்காலி
- Malayalam
- അമ്മൂമ്മപ്പഴം, Passiflora foetida, കൊരുങ്ങുണ്ണിപ്പഴം
Passifloraceae
Passionflower family
Foetid Passion Flower belongs to the Passifloraceae family.
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