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Passiflora edulis
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Family:
PASSIFLORACEAE
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Citation: Passiflora edulis Sims in Curtis, Bot. Mag. t. 1989. 1818; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 524(370). 1919; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 193. 1984; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 280. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 207. 1994; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 63. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 286. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 152. 1998; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 315. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 387. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kodikkai, Poonakkai, Sarbath, Thattupootan, Passion fruit
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Edible passion flower, Granadilla, Maracuya, Purple granadilla, Passion fruit, Parcha
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Description:
Climbing shrubs. Leaves palmately 3-lobed, 9.5 x 8.2 cm, lobes oblong, apex acute or acuminate, margin serrulate, glabrous, basally 3-nerved; petiole to 1.6 cm long; stipules linear. Flowers axillary, solitary, white. Calyx lobes 5. Petals 5, inserted at the throat of calyx tube; corona tinged violet. Stamens 5. Ovary 1-celled; ovules many; styles 3; stigmas capitate. Berry c. 4 cm across.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Cultivated, sometimes running wild
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Distribution:
Originally from America; introduced in India
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Violet, White, Purple
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
Yes
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Lock-hert gap, Choolatheruvu, Nadugani ghats
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