Passiflora vitifolia
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Passiflora vitifolia is a species of Passiflora, native to southern Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama) and northwestern South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru). It is a vine with cylindric stems covered in red-brown hairs when young. The leaves are three-lobed, up to 15 cm long and 18 cm broad. The flowers are bright red, up to 9 cm diameter. The fruit is a berry 5 cm long and 3 cm broad, containing numerous seeds.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Passiflora vitifolia
- ↑ Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
