Passiflora tarminiana

Botanical Description

Passiflora tarminiana is a climbing plant, sending out vigorous stems 5 - 15 metres long that scramble over the ground and into the surrounding vegetation, attaching themselves by means of tendrils[ 1673 Title Passifloraceae Publication Flora Mesoamericana, Volume 3 (2), Passifloraceae, pp 1 - 135 Author MacDougal J.M. Publisher Year 2011 ISBN Description ]. A very popular edible fruit in the tropics and subtropics, where the plant is often cultivated. Probably arising through cultivation, this species is closely related to Passiflora tripartita mollissima and, like that species, is also often cultivated for its edible fruit. Whilst that species is more likely to be cultivated on a commercial scale, this is the species that is more likely to be found in gardens, though it is also being cultivated commercially on an increasing scale because of its vigour and resistance to pests and diseases[ 968 Title Novon Volume 11 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis. Year 2001 ISBN Description A series of articles, mainly involved with naming new plants, but also giving lots of information about each species described. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].