Passiflora coriacea
| Passiflora coriacea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Passiflora |
| Species: | P. coriacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Passiflora coriacea Juss. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Passiflora maximaca Tang | |
Passiflora coriacea, commonly known as the wild sweet calabash or bat leaved passion flower, is a strange tropical vine with very distinct leaves in the shape of bats' wings. It also has purple oval or circle shaped fruit that are mainly ornamental. It is a fast-growing vine to several feet. Leaves are dark green and often with splotches of light-green. White-yellow flowers with the typically ornate Passiflora appearance form when weather is warm.
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