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Passiflora multiflora

Botanic Family

Passifloraceae

Author

Linnaeus

Common Names

• Fruta del Perro
• Pasionaria Vainilla
• Liane Tafia
• Many-flowered Passion Flower
• Whiteflower Passionflower

Geographical Habitats

• Antilles
• Bahamas
• Caribbean
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Hispaniola
• Puerto Rico
• Florida
• Texas
• Virgin Is. - U.S.A.

Natural Habitats

• Shrubland
• forest
• prairies
• montane slopes
• montane forest

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Sep
• Oct
• Dec Dec-Mar (Puerto Rico)

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Jun
• Sep Jan-Apr (Puerto Rico)

High-climbing woody simple-tendril vine with velvety pubescence. Leathery tomentose leaves with velvet down beneath to 120mm across & rugose beneath. Axillary in groups to 6 x 20mm white flowers, green sepals to 6mm long. White petals to 3.5mm,yellowish filaments to 2.5mm long & 8mm diameter dark blue glabrous fruits

Further References

• Vanderplank 1996
• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• VOPR
• Botanicus
• USDA
• FOSEUS
• SAFIO