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Passiflora foetida
Sign in to saveAlso known as common passion flower, passion flower, lani wai, love-in-a-mist, pohapoha, wild water lemon, running pop, fetid passionflower
species of plant
Species
Stinking Passionflower
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyPassifloraceae
毛西番蓮（學名：Passiflora foetida）又稱為小時計果、野百香果、龍珠果，為二年生蔓性草本植物，常见于广西、广东、云南和台湾。常逸生于海拔120-500米草坡路边灌丛中。本种原产西印度群岛，现为泛热带杂草。全株密生長毛，因而得其有「毛」之名。常藉卷鬚攀附其他作物上，為危害農地作物的雜草。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7,352
- With media
- 3,939
- Family
- Passifloraceae
- Collections
- ECOSUR, UACH, CCBA-FMVZ-UADY, CICY, SERBO, CIHS-UAC
- Recorded in
- Mexico
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Encyclopedic overview
Passiflora foetida (common names: stinking passionflower, wild maracuja, bush passion fruit, wild water lemon, stoneflower, love-in-a-mist, or running pop) is a species of passion flower that is native to the southwestern United States (southern Texas and Arizona), Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and much of South America. It has been introduced to tropical regions around the world, such as Southeast Asia, South Asia, Hawaii, Africa, and The Maldives. It is a creeping vine like other members of the genus, and yields an edible fruit. The specific epithet, foetida, means "stinking" in Latin and refers to the strong aroma emitted by damaged foliage.
This passion flower tolerates arid ground, but favours moist areas. It is known to be an invasive species in some areas. This plant is also a widely grown perennial climber, and has been used in traditional medicine.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Passiflora foetida” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.