Passiflora foetida L.
Passiflora foetida L.
Family: Passifloraceae
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Subclass: Magnoliidae
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Passiflora
Species: Passiflora foetida
Common name:
English: Wild passion fruit
Malayalam: പൂടപ്പഴം,
Hindi: जंगली कृष्ण
Description: Leaves are alternate, 3–10.5 cm long, and have 3–5 lobes.They are viscid-hairy and have prominent veins They have a pungent odor when crushed .Flowers are white to pale cream, pink, or pale purple.Flowers are 3–5 cm across and have a minty fragrance.They open in the morning and close around noon.It have a corona with filaments in two series.Fruit is red, orange, or yellow and is 1.5–4 cm long .It is ellipsoid and has fleshy pulp and small, black seeds .It is surrounded by needle-like bracts .Stems are thin and wiry and covered with minute sticky yellow hairs.Older stems become woody
Phenology: October to Jun
Uses: Young leaves can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable in Surinam and Java
Leaf extracts contain anti-inflammatory compounds
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