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Passiflora membranacea

Botanic Family

Passifloraceae

Author

Bentham

Common Names

• Granadilla (Costa Rica)

Geographical Habitats

• S. Mexico to Costa Rica
• Nicaragua
• Panama

Natural Habitats

• Secondary forest
• montane forest

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Jul
• Aug

Large glabrous herbaceous liana with entire or trilobed leaves. 80mm green or cream flowers with red or pink bracts & 90mm green fruits, tendrils

Further References

• Herklots 1976
• Huxley 1992
• Vanderplank 1996
• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• Standley