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Passiflora coriacea

Botanic Family

Passifloraceae

Author

Jussieu

Common Names

• Bat-leaf Passion Flower
• Hoja de Murcielago
• Media Luna
• Granadilla del Monte
• Becujo de Blatijito
• Ala de murciélago (Costa Rica)

Geographical Habitats

• Mexico to N. Peru
• N. Bolivia
• Colombia
• Guyana
• Guatemala

Natural Habitats

• Forests
• disturbed areas
• damp thicket

Flowering Times

• All year

Fruiting Times

Glabrous tendril vine with 2-3-lobed glabrous coriaceous leaves to 70mm x 250mm. Terminal or axillary racemes, bracts, 35mm wide yellow-green flowers with purple interior tipped yellow with ivory filaments, greenish calyx, corona filaments in 2 series. 25mm deep blue fruits

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Huxley 1992
• Vanderplank 1996
• P & R 1997
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• FOPE
• Standley