Eschborn, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH.Assistant Technique Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature Initiative Cara�besC/O Parc National de Guadeloupe Habitation Beausoleil, Mont�ran 97120 Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe2 rue du P�re Georges Domaine des Colima�ons 97436 SAINT LEUGeographic region: Africa; Indian Ocean; Southest Asia Centre de coop�ration internationale en recherche agronomique pour le d�veloppementCirad UMR AMAP, TA A51/PS2, Boulevard de la Lironde, F34398 Montpellier C�dex 5, FranceD�l�gation � la Recherche, Gouvernement de Polyn�sie fran�aise. The name Passiflora foetida is universally accepted for this common and widespread weedy vine among the 500 or so other species in the genus (Hansen et al., 1999).
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glandular).The flowers (3-5 cm across) vary from pinkish to white or purplish in colour and are borne singly in the leaf forks on stalks (i.e.
A number of subspecies or varieties exist including foetida ssp. Identic Pty Ltd. Special edition of Environmental Weeds of Australia for Biosecurity Queensland.The mobile application of Environmental Weeds of Australia is available from the Google Play Store and Apple iTunes. pubescent) on both surfaces, with the hairs along their margins often being sticky (i.e.
They are hairy (i.e. Ceratosepalum Oerst. KillipPassiflora foetida L. var. However, uncooked leaves may be toxic.) gossypifolia, ssp. stem with coiled tendrils (Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, USGS)purple-flowered form (Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, USGS)immature fruit in leaf forks (Photo: Sheldon Navie)close-up of immature fruit with highly-divided bracts covered in large sticky hairs (Photo: Chris Gardiner)close-up of dried seeds with fleshy arils removed (Photo: Steve Hurst at USDA PLANTS Database)fetid passionflower, fit-weed, foetid passionflower, love in a mist, love in a mist passion flower, love-in-a-mist, mossy passion flower, passion flower, passionflower, pop vine, red fruit passionflower, running pop, scarlet fruited passion flower, scarlet fruited passionflower, stinking passion flower, stinking passion vine, stinking passionflower, stinking passionfruit, wild passion fruit, wild passionfruit, wild water lemonNative to southern USA (i.e. sugarcane) and coastal environs in tropical and sub-tropical regions. For other uses, see Soule, J.A. Flowering occurs mainly during autumn, winter and spring (i.e. It has a sweet taste, similar to the large fruited passifloras that are popular in other areas of the Pacific (Moore & McMakin, 2002) and Atlantic areas too.Cultivated - Medicinal/culinary purposes (Randall, 2003).Seed, commonly eaten and dispersed by birds, (PIER, 2002).Countries (or multi-country features) with distribution records for Triet, T, 2001. These fruit are somewhat hairy and turn from green to yellow or orange in colour as they mature.This species reproduces by seed, which are most commonly spread by birds and bats which eat the ripe fruit.Not declared or considered noxious by any state government authorities.For information on the management of this species see the following resources:Fact sheets are available from Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) service centres and our Customer Service Centre (telephone 13 25 23).
in northern and north-western Western Australia, in the northern parts of the Northern Territory, in northern and eastern Queensland and in the coastal districts of northern New South Wales). Weed Handbook of Western Polynesia. The stems are thin and wiry, covered with minute sticky yellow hairs. The record derives from WCSP (in review) ... Passiflora foetida var. Flowering occurs mainly during autumn, winter and spring (i.e. riparia (C. Wright) Killip. hispida and ssp. pedicels) 2-4.5 cm long. A number of subspecies or varieties exist including foetida ssp. pubescent) on both surfaces, with the hairs along their margins often being sticky (i.e. Passifloraceae. French Guiana, Guyana, Surinam, Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay).Widely naturalised in northern and eastern Australia (i.e. Also naturalised on Christmas Island and in the Cocos Islands.Widely naturalised in other tropical regions of the world including south-eastern Asia (i.e. petioles) 1-6 cm long. glandular) hairs. foetidaPassiflora foetida L. var.
Asephananthes Bory Astrophea Lam. ex Triana & Planch.) Satterthwait (1982) reports chromosome number, n = 10.