Passiflora incarnata L.
Passiflora incarnata L.
Family: Passifloraceae
Purple passion-flower
Local name (Kannada):
Habit: Climber
Distribution:
Native of Central and Eastern America
Use: Ornamental.
Description:
Perennial climber with tendrils. Leaves with l-2 cm long, pubescent petiole bearing 2 sessile glands at top; lamina broadly ovate, truncate, minutely pubescent, 3-lobed. Flowers solitary axillary, pinkish pale, 4-5 cm across. Sepals 5, oblong. Petals 5, oblong lanceolate, pale-pink. Corona multiseriate, purplish blue. Stamens 5, filaments c. 8 mm long.