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Passiflora menispermifolia

Botanic Family

Passifloraceae

Author

H.B. Kunth

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Nicaragua
• Colombia
• Peru
• Brazil
• Costa Rica
• Panama
• Bolivia
• Ecuador

Natural Habitats

• Forests
• streamside

Flowering Times

• Jan-Mar

Fruiting Times

• Jan-Mar

Densely hispid tendril vine with 3-lobed sharply-toothed leaves hairy beneath, pubescent above to 160mm x 130mm. 63mm wide violet & purple flowers with several series of mauve & purple filaments, outermost 20mm long, others very dense & shorter, denticulate bracts to 20mm long, sepals to 25mm long. 70mm long greenish-yellow fruits.

Further References

• Vanderplank 1996
• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• FOPE
• Standley