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Passiflora edulis Sims

Synonyms  : Passiflora vernicosa Barb. Rodr. Family : PASSIFLORACEAE Flowering and fruiting period : English- Passion fruit, Malayalm- Edible Passion flower Distribution : Originally from America; introduced in India Distribution in kerala : All Districts Habitat : Cultivated, sometimes running wild Uses : Edible Key Botanical Characters: Climbing shrubs. Leaves palmately 3-lobed, 9.5 x 8.2 cm, lobes oblong, apex acute or acuminate, margin serrulate, glabrous, basally 3-nerved; petiole to 1.6 cm long; stipules linear. Flowers axillary, solitary, white. Calyx lobes 5. Petals 5, inserted at the throat of calyx tube; corona tinged violet. Stamens 5. Ovary 1-celled; ovules many; styles 3; stigmas capitate. Berry c. 4 cm across. .. .

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