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Passiflora manicata, Pers. (P. ignea, Hort. Tacsonia mani- cata,
Juss.). Red Passion-vine. Fig. 2775. St. nearly terete, finely
pale-pubescent: lvs. coriaceous, 3-lobed to about the middle, finely
serrate, the lobes broad- oblong, pale beneath; stipules ovate, 1 in.
across, notched, clasping: fls. solitary on slender axillary
peduncles, brilliant scarlet, 4 in. across; perianth-tube 1/2in.
long, inflated and 10-ribbed at base; outer corona of many short blue
filaments, some of which surround the column; inner corona of an
inflexed membrane: fr. egg-shaped or almost globular, yellow-green,
the skin thick; seeds many in a thin pulp. Colombia, Ecuador, and
Peru. B.M. 6129. G.F. 7:265 (from which Fig. 2775 is reduced). R.H.
1903:356.—This plant seems to be grown with difficulty in
greenhouses, but it is at home in the open in S. Calif., climbing
into the tops of trees and blooming profusely, making a brilliant
display. It grows with great vigor and rapidity, renewing itself
freely from seeds.
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