Passiflora coriacea

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Passiflora coriacea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Passiflora
Species:
P. coriacea
Binomial name
Passiflora coriacea
Synonyms

Passiflora maximacaTang

Passiflora coriacea, commonly known as the wild sweet calabash or bat leaved passion flower, is a tropical vine in the family Passifloraceae. [1] It has very distinct leaves in the shape of bats' wings and purple oval or circle shaped fruit that are mainly ornamental. It is a fast-growing vine to several feet. Leaves are dark green and often with splotches of light-green. White-yellow flowers with the typically ornate Passiflora appearance form when weather is warm.

References

  1. Porter-Utley, K (2014). "A revision of Passiflora L. subgenus Decaloba (DC.) Rchb. supersection Cieca (Medik.) J. M. MacDougal & Feuillet (Passifloraceae)". PhytoKeys (43): 1–224. Bibcode:2014PhytK..43....1P. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.43.7804 via ResearchGate.