Family and genus of Passionflower

Passiflora is a perennial evergreen climbing woody vine, belonging to Passiflora of Passiflora family

Another name for Passionflower

Passion fruit is also called suffering fruit, Brazil fruit, rattan peach, passion fruit, turning heart lotus, Western Ju, turning branch lotus, acid eggplant flower and timing grass

Origin of Passionflower

It is cultivated in Guangxi, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and other places in China. Native to South America. It is commonly cultivated in tropical and subtropical areas

Morphological characteristics of Passionflower

Passionflower stem is cylindrical and slightly angular, glabrous; The leaves are papery, heart-shaped at the base, palmately 5-cleft, the middle lobe is oval and oblong, the lobes on both sides are slightly small, glabrous and entire

The cyme degenerates and only one flower remains, opposite to the tendril. The flower is large and light green, and the flowering period is from May to July

Berry eggs are round to nearly round, orange or yellow when ripe; Seeds numerous, obcordate, ca. 5 mm long