Blunt-leaved Passionfruit
Passiflora aurantia, Fam. Passifloriaceae

Small to medium vine with fine, hairless stems and unbranched, axillary tendrils.
Form or habit: | Climbing or twining plant |
Latex: | Passifloriaceae |
Leaf: | Simple Usually 3-lobed with lobes broad and shallow, central lobe broadest at base, apex of lobes rounded, lobe margins entire, 3 prominent veins, 2 - 8cm long, hairless, glossy green, lower surface paler and more or less dull. Petiole 1-3cm long, with 2 raised glands near apex. |
Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
Flower colour: | Whitish changing to bright pink and red with age. |
Flower description: | Star like. Held upright, 6cm bourne singly in leaf axils. Flowers May to July and sporadically. |
Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
Fruit colour: | Green, ripening to purplish. |
Fruit: | Fleshy |
Fruit description: | Green berry, ripening to purplish, egg-shaped 2-5cm long, numerous black seeds in greyish pulp. |
Habitat: | Rainforest,Vine thicket,Beach Scrub/Littoral Rainforest |
Distribution | From Cooktown QLD to North Eastern NSW in rainforests and thickets. |
Food source for: | Food plant for Glasswing and Cruiser butterflies. |
Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
Origin: | Australia |
Weed: | No |
Weed status: | |
Notes: | A fast growing vine suitable for screening and trellises. Well drained soils and full sun desirable. Fruit NOT edible. |
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