Passiflora mollissima (Introduced)

Passiflora mollissima (Kunth) L.H.Bailey, Rhodora 18: 156 1916. (Syn.: Murucuia mollissima (Kunth) Spreng.; Murucuja mollissima (Kunth) Spreng.; Passiflora tomentosa var. mollissima (Kunth) Triana & Planch.;  Passiflora tripartita var. mollissima (Kunth) Holm-Niels. & P.M.Jørg.; Tacsonia mollissima Kunth);

Colombia (Boyac, Cundinamarca, Santander), Venezuela (Distrito Federal, Merida, Tachira, Trujillo), Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico (I), Bolivia (c), Australia (I) (Queensland (I), New South Wales (I), Victoria (I)), trop. Africa (I), New Guinea (alpine (I)), Sri Lanka (I), New Zealand (I), Chatham Isl. (I), South Africa (I), Zimbabwe (I), Madeira (I) (Madeira Isl. (I)), USA (I) (California (I)) as per Catalogue of Life;

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Please check with Passiflora mollisima.. common wild edible in the Nilgiris.

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Indeed, Banana Passion Flower (Passiflora tripartita var. mollissima)
Synonym: Passiflora mollissima
The fruit looks just like a hanging banana:
http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/banana_passion_fruit.htm

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Indeed P mollissima!! Good pictures

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Yes, this climber is Passiflora mollissima (H. B. K.) Bailey of Passifloraceae.
Native of Tropical America.

Plant for ID Jun 2011 SMP1:
After observing so many Passifloras from Sir ji Just thought of sharing this plant(Climber) observed at SFO Botanical garden in Jun 2011.
I think it is from Passifloraceae. Big climber. Flowers about 10cm in size. Mostly drooping down.

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I think it is Passiflora tripartita var. mollissima (Banana Passion flower)

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Yes … think you are right.

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Yes Passiflora tripartita var. mollissima

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Identification:
Just joined this group because I intend to start learning to identify plants/trees in India – been restricted to animals and birds till now.
I saw this flowering plant/vine in Nilgiris Botanical Garden. November 2012. About late afternoon/early evening. Can anyone please help me identify this? Like I said, I am new to plant/tree identification. The closest I can guess is the Amaryllidaceae family (Pancratium, Zephyranthes – less likely) or the Rutaceae (Atalantia) family from looking through the Flowers of India website.

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Passiflora mollissima (Kunth) Bailey : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7)

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573 ID climber Passifloraceae: 8 high res. images.
Please ID wild climber,
Location: Kodaikanal Tamil Nadu INDIA
Altitude: 7200fsl
Flower date: 09APR2024, 12.30pm
Habitat: wild moisture misty sloppy canopied alpine
Plant habit: liana climber, branches, weak cylindrical fleshy stem, tendrils, perennial
Height: 12 meters
Host tree:
Leaves: alternate tripartite acute leathery smooth glossy serrated margins
Flower: axillary buds, diameter:08cm
Fruit: green into purplish obovoid size:15x06cm
Seed:
Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x

Passiflora mollissima (Kunth) L.H.Bailey

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Yes, it is Passiflora mollissima dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant

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