Foetid Passion Flower

Passiflora foetida

Also known as Common Passion Flower, Pop Vine, Running pop, Stinking passion flower, Tagua Passion Flower, Wild Maracuja

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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
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
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Botanical family

Passifloraceae

Passionflower family

Foetid Passion Flower belongs to the Passifloraceae family.

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