Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Passifloraceae | Genus: Passiflora | Species: Passiflora foetida L. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Passiflora Foetida Var. Hispida | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Love-in-a-mist, Stinking passionflower | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Foul Passionflower, Stinking Passion Flower | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Lam Radhikanachan | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 750 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | The fruit is globose, 2-3 cm diameter, yellowish-orange to red when ripe has numerous black seeds embedded in the pulp |
| Habitat | Occurs along roadsides, thickets and water courses from plains | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native to Tropical America and exotic to India now widely naturalized the tropics | Bark Details | Thin and wiry, covered with minute sticky yellow hairs |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Exotic | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | It is a creeping vine which has an edible fruit and leaves that have a mildly rank aroma | Leaf Details | The leaves are three- to five-lobed and viscid-hairy give off an unpleasant odour when crushed |
