Description

Fast-growing vine, particularly in warm, wet, tropical regions. Grow like most passion vines. The leaves give off a fetid odor but the flowers have a pleasant minty smell. Fruits are small and grow to about an inch. There are red and yellow ripening types.

Hardiness

Hardy to temperatures in the upper 30's.

Growing Environment

N/A

Propagation

Usually grown by seeds.

Uses

Usually eaten fresh or used to flavor drinks. The fruit, flowers and leaves have a variety of medicinal properties.

Native Range

Native to tropical America. Has now spread throughout the tropics in America, Asia, and the Pacific Islands where it is an invasive weed.

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Related Species

Passifloraceae
	Passiflora actinia Passiflora actinia		Passiflora alata Fragrant Granadilla
	Passiflora biflora Two-Flowered Passion Flower		Passiflora caerulea Blue Passion Flower
	Passiflora coccinea Red Granadilla		Passiflora colinvauxii Passiflora colinvauxii
	Passiflora coriacea Bat-Leaved Passion Flower		Passiflora edulis Passion Fruit
	Passiflora edulis var. flavicarpa Lilikoi		Passiflora foetida Wild Water Lemon
	Passiflora gibertii Passiflora gibertii		Passiflora gilbertiana Passiflora gilbertiana
	Passiflora helleri Passiflora helleri		Passiflora herbertiana Native Passion Fruit
	Passiflora incarnata Maypop		Passiflora incarnata x cinnicata Passiflora 'Incense'
	Passiflora laurifolia Water Lemon		Passiflora ligularis Sweet Granadilla
	Passiflora loefgrenii Garlic Passion Fruit		Passiflora macrophylla Tree Passion Flower
	Passiflora maliformis Sweet Calabash		Passiflora mollissima Banana Passion Fruit
	Passiflora morifolia Woodland Passion Flower		Passiflora nitida Bell Apple
	Passiflora pallens Pineland Passion Flower		Passiflora parritae Passiflora parritae
	Passiflora parritae x antioquiensis Passiflora parritae x antioquiensis		Passiflora popenovii Quijos Granadilla
	Passiflora quadrangularis Giant Granadilla		Passiflora setacea Sururuca
	Passiflora sidaefolia Passiflora sidaefolia		Passiflora subpeltata White Passion Flower
	Passiflora trifasciata Tri-Colored Passion Vine		Passiflora vitifolia Grape Leaved Passion Fruit