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Passiflora moluccana

Botanic Family

Passifloraceae

Author

Reinwardt ex Blume

Propagation

C.S.

Cultivated

C, edible fruit, with cultivars

Hardiness Zone

Min7C

Offspring

Passiflora 'Coral Glow', Passiflora 'Coral Sea', Passiflora 'Intrigue', Passiflora 'Michelle Noble', Passiflora 'Mystery', Passiflora 'Schöne von Imantag', Passiflora 'Strybing Red', Passiflora 'Susan Brigham', Passiflora 'Sweet Allure', Passiflora 'Vibrant Pink'

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Guangxi
• Guangdong
• Hainan
• Yunnan - China
• Java
• Lesser Sunda Is.
• Maluku
• S. Sulawesi - Indonesia
• Laos
• Philippines
• Solomon Islands
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Thickets
• rain forest

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

• Jul
• Oct (Solomons)

Climbing tendril vine to 6m, with glabrous leaves to 170mm x 100mm, bifid cymes with bracts and bracteoles mostly hairy to 6mm, flowers to 45mm dia. greenish-white sepals to 20mm x 6mm, white petals to 18mm x 5mm, yellowish corona filaments with purple brown base and inner filaments, to 18mm, coriaceous glabrous or hairy green fruit 42mm x 40mm

Can become a serious weed

Cultivated for edible fruit & as an ornamental

Further References

• Mobot
• JPS
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• JAA
• Flora Malesiana