Thanks a lot, Tanay ji, for amazing details. On 14 March 2010 22:03, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Garg Ji, > Both the plants in the photos are > > *Taxonomic name:* *Passiflora foetida L. (Linnaeus, 1753)* > *Synonyms:* *Dysosmia ciliata* (Dryand.) M.Roem., *Dysosmia fluminensis > * M.Roem., *Dysosmia foetida* (L.) M.Roem., *Dysosmia gossypifolia* (Desv. > ex Ham.) M.Roem., *Dysosmia hastata* (Bertol.) M.Roem., * > Dysosmia hibiscifolia* (Lam.) M.Roem., *Dysosmia nigelliflora* (Hook.) > M.Roem., *Granadilla foetida* (L.) Gaertn., *Passiflora baraquiniana* Lem., > *Passiflora ciliata* Dryand., *Passiflora ciliata* Dryand. var. * > polyadena* Griseb., *Passiflora ciliata* Dryand. var. *quinqueloba* > Griseb., > *Passiflora ciliata* Dryand. var. *riparia* C.Wright ex Griseb., * > Passiflora foetida* L. forma *suberecta* Chodat & Hassl., * > Passiflora foetida* L. var. *lanuginosa* Killip, *Passiflora foetida* L. > forma > *latifolia* Kuntze, *Passiflora foetida* L. forma *longifolia* Kuntze, > *Passiflora foetida* L. forma *quinqueloba* (Griseb.) Mast., * > Passiflora foetida* L. var. *acapulcensis* Killip, *Passiflora foetida* L. > var. > *arizonica* Killip, *Passiflora foetida* L. var. *balansae* Chodat, * > Passiflora foetida* L. var. *ciliata* (Dryand.) Mast., * > Passiflora foetida* L. var. *eliasii* Killip, *Passiflora foetida* L. var. > *fluminensis* (M.Roem.) Killip, *Passiflora foetida* L. var. * > galapagensis* Killip, *Passiflora foetida* L. var. *gardneri* Killip, * > Passiflora foetida* L. var. *glaziovii* Killip, *Passiflora foetida* L. > var. > *gossypifolia* (Desv. ex Ham.) Mast., *Passiflora foetida* L. var. * > hastata* (Bertol.) Mast., *Passiflora foetida* L. var. *hibiscifolia* > (Lam.) > Killip, *Passiflora foetida* L. var. *hirsuta* Mast., * > Passiflora foetida* L. var. *hirsutissima* Killip, *Passiflora foetida* L. > var. > *hispida* (DC. ex Triana & Planch.) Killip, *Passiflora foetida* L. var. > *isthmia* Killip > *Common names:* bedoca (Spanish-Galapagos Islands), bombom (Chuuk), > dulce (Saipan), fetid pa, grenadier marron (French-Reunion (La Réunion)), > ka > thoc rock, kinahulo' atdao (Saipan), kudamono (Palau), lani wai (Hawaii > (Ni'ihau)), loliloli ni kalavo (Fiji), love-in-a-mist (English), mossy > passionflower, pasio vao (Samoa), passiflore (French), passiflore fétide > (French), passiflore poc-poc (French-Reunion (La Réunion)), passionflower > (English), pohapoha (Hawaii), pompom (Pohnpei), pwomwpwomw (Pohnpei), > qaranidila (Fiji), running pop, scarlet fruited passionflower, sou (Fiji), > stinking passionflower (English), tea biku (Kiribati), ti grenadelle > (French-Reunion (La Réunion)), tomates (Yap), vaine 'ae kuma, vaine 'initia > (Tonga), vine vao (Niue), wild passion fruit (English), wild water lemon > ** > *Organism type:* vine, climber > > > Passiflora foetida is a perennial herbaceous vine that originates from > tropical America, but is now a pantropic weed. It is a common weed in many > places of the Pacific and Atlantic, where it climbs over low vegetation on > roadsides and in other disturbed places. Monitoring and management of this > toxic plant is recommended in tropical areas where it is present. > > > *Description* > "Perennial vine, the stems hispid, with tendrils; leaves 3-parted; > segments-apices acute; leaf base cordate; both sides hispid-hirsute; blades > 3,5-10cm long, 4-12cm wide; petiole 2-6cm long; flowers solitary in axils, > 3-5cm wide, purple and white on pedicels 2-7cm long; fruit yellow to > orange; > subglobose, thin leathery-skinned, nearly 2cm think, with many seeds; pulp > scanty, sweetly tart. The very finely laciniate bracts enclosing the fruit > probably gave rise to the curious common name" (Stone, 1970, in PIER, > 2002). > > The whole plant has an unpleasant smell, but the ripe fruit is edible > (Randall, 1998). > > JUST SEE THE LIST OF SYNONYMS OF THIS PLANT IT'S AMAZING!!!!! > > Regards > tanay > > On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 9:35 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I found two different patterns on the flowers- one completely white & >> the other with a purple band. >> Otherwise both appeared the same. I think both are Passiflora foetida >> only. >> On 9/8/09 near HAU, Hyderabad, A.P. >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, >> Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg >> For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- >> Efloraofindia:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Tanay Bose > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > 9830439691(Mobile) > 9674221362 (Mobile) > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Efloraofindia: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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