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+Passiflora quadrangularis, Linn. Granadilla. Fig. 2770. Tall
+strong climber, glabrous: lvs. ovate or round-ovate,cordate at base,
+mu- cronate, entire, the petiole with 2 or 3 pairs of glands:
+stipules large: fl. large (3-5 in. across) and interesting, fragrant
+with ovate sepals and petals (the former white within and the latter
+reddish), the crown composed of 5 series of white-and-purple
+particolored filaments, of which the outermost exceed the floral
+envelopes: fr. oblong, 5-9 in. long, yellowish green, pulpy and
+edible. Trop. Amer. B.R. 14. R.H. 1898, p. 569. Gn. 51, p. 313; 59,
+pp. 4, 7. G. 33:161 — Widely grown in the tropics, and variable, both
+as a vine and for its edible frs. Frequent in collections of economic
+plants in the N. It is a good climber for covering a greenhouse roof.
+Best results are secured if the temperature does not fall below 50°.
+The fr. ripens in summer. The fls. usually need to be hand-pollinated
+if fr. is wanted on house-grown plants. Var. variegata, Hort. (P.
+variegata, Hort. P. aucubifolia, Hort.), has foliage blotched with
+yellow.
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''Passiflora quadrangularis'', is the largest of the passionfruits.
''Passiflora quadrangularis'', is the largest of the passionfruits.
