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Passion Fruit
Passiflora edulis
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A subtropical climbing vine in the passionflower family. Native to the Americas. The flower has a distinctive clock-face-like form. The fruit is aromatic and tart, used in juices and desserts.
Identification Points
- βFlower with radiating corona filaments resembling a clock face
- βClimbs by tendrils
- βSpherical to ovoid fruit, ripening purple or yellow
Habitat
Cultivated (subtropical, greenhouses)
Season
June to August (flowers, fruit)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Growth form
Vine
Evergreen/Deciduous
Evergreen
Habitat
Cultivated
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Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Malpighiales > Passifloraceae
Divergence Era
Paleogene (about 65β55 million years ago)
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