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Grapevine Leaf Passion Fruit

Passiflora vitifolia

ClimberMedicinal
Habit
Climber
Native to
South America
Flowering
August-May

How to identify Grapevine Leaf Passion Fruit

Identify Grapevine Leaf Passion Fruit 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: Grape-shaped leaves.
  • Confirm leaf margin: Toothed.
  • Confirm flower colour: Red.
  • Confirm fruit type: Berry.
  • In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-May.
  • Confirm it sits within the Passifloraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Grapevine Leaf Passion Fruit.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Passiflora vitifolia
Genus
Passiflora
Habit
Climber
Native to
South America
Flowering & fruiting
August-May

Leaf characters

Toothed leaf margin
Leaf margin
ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“The leaves are serrate, three-lobed, up to 15 centimetres (6 in) long and 18 cm broad.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Characters marked “recorded” are for Grapevine Leaf Passion Fruit itself; the rest are typical of the Passifloraceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Redrecorded
Fruit type
BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“The fruit is a berry 5 cm long and 3 cm broad, with green flesh speckled with white, slight downy hairs, containing numerous seeds.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Characters marked “recorded” are for Grapevine Leaf Passion Fruit itself; the rest are typical of the Passifloraceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Malayalam
പാസിഫ്ലോറ വിറ്റിഫോളിയ

About Grapevine Leaf Passion Fruit

Grapevine Leaf Passion Fruit (Passiflora vitifolia) belongs to the Passifloraceae family, where it grows as a climber. It is native to South America. Flowering and fruiting run from August to May.

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Botanical family

Passifloraceae

Passionflower family

Grapevine Leaf Passion Fruit belongs to the Passifloraceae family.

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