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Passiflora foetida
Passiflora foetida
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Dr. Maulik Gadani
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Botanical Name :
Passiflora foetida
L.
Synonyms :
Dysosmia gossypiifolia
M. Roem
Common Name :
Love-in-a-Mist, Stinking Passion Flower, Valighani
Plant Family :
Passifloraceae
Plant Form :
Climbers
Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Indroda Park
About Passiflora foetida Plant :
Habit :
A small climber with foetid smell and simple lateral tendrils.
Leaves :
Simple, glandular, 3-lobed.
Flowers :
Axillary solitary, small bracts 3, pectinate gland tipped.
Calyx tube short, lobes 5.
Petals 5, oblong, white tinged with lilac, slightly bluish, corona filamentous, violet in many series.
Stamens 5, on an androgynophore, anthers versatile.
Ovary hairy, oblong, styles 3, ovules many on parietal placenta.
Fruit :
A berry
Flowering and Fruiting Time :
July - September
Significance :
Common in monsoon in the gardens.
The leaves are used to cure itche, giddiness and headache.