This is how I distinguish between these species of Passionflower: Passiflora caerulea: Petals below the frilly disk of radiating filaments are much longer than them, and protrude much further than that disk of filaments. There is only one ring of white on the disk of filaments. Passiflora incarnata: The disk of filaments is purplish even towards the end (shade may vary), and there are two distinct white concentric rings on the disk, separated by purple, towards the center. Passiflora edulis: Filament disk is always white towards the periphery, and purple towards the center, with no white concentric rings.
Based on this, the pictures posted by Garg ji should be of Passiflora incarnata. You can look at the FOI links posted by Dinesh for other species under discussion. In my judegment, on the web, there are a few wrong pictures posted for Passiflora caerulea & Passiflora incarnata (to err is human). Cheers! - Tabish On May 8, 8:03 am, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > ... Ajinkya knows his plants (he is a landscaper by profession) ... but > there is always some iota of ambiguity when it comes to identifying garden > species and varieties. > > *P. caerulea*, I did not considered at all ... I *was* confused between *P. > edulis* and *P. incarnata* ... added to confusion is contradictory images on > internet. > > If I am remember correctly, on Wikipedia > athttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passiflora_incarnata, the flower picture seen > now is different (uploaded on aug 2008) ... paler than the one earlier > (which was ditto what I have with me on flickr) ... but I will not stress on > my memory power. And, what we see > athttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passiflora_edulisis Garg ji's flower posted > here. > > There are quite a few *PASSIFLORA*s is found at FOI, among which: > *P. > caerulea*:http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Blue%20Passion%20Flower.... > *P. edulis*:http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Passion%20Fruit.html > *P. > incarnata*:http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Purple%20Passion%20Flowe... > (This > is my contribution, will stand according to what will be discussed in this > post) > > To kill this ambiguity, I request Tabish and Barry to comment. (Barry: I ask > you because you reside nearer to these flowers' nativity). > Thanks to Yazdi ji for his comments. > > Regards. > > On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 10:16 PM, ajinkya gadave > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > hello this is 100% *Passiflora caerulea* > > and this is *Passiflora edulis* > >http://toptropicals.com/cgi-bin/garden_catalog/cat.cgi > > thank you very much > > > On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 9:55 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> ... I have been considering it as *P. incarnata*; > >> I think *P. edulis* is with paler version of these shades, blending to > >> white at many places ... but that is only my thinking. > > >> Comments here would validate what I have at > >>http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Passiflora%20incarnata&w=91314344%40N00 > >> ... in fact, I have contributed it to FOI at > >>http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Purple%20Passion%20Flowe... > > >> Regards. > > >> On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 9:43 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> I think a planted species in Hyderabad, AP on 20/9/08 in KBR National > >>> Park. > >>> -- > >>> With regards, > >>> J.M.Garg > >>> "We often ignore the beauty around us" > >>> Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: > >>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > >>> For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group > >>> (Indiantreepix)http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
