Passiflora capsularis L. is a plant in the Passifloraceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Passiflora capsularis L. (Passiflora capsularis L.)
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Passiflora capsularis L.

Passiflora capsularis L.

Passiflora capsularis is a non-edible fruited Passifloraceae species with fragrant white flowers that grows well in tropical climates even in small pots.

Genus
Passiflora
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Passiflora capsularis L.

Passiflora capsularis L. is a species in the Passifloraceae plant family. It produces delicate, vanilla-scented white flowers that measure around 5 centimetres (2.0 inches) long. The plant bears distinctive, ribbed ellipsoid fruits that are reddish purple in colour, and these fruits are not edible. It grows easily in tropical climates, and can tolerate temperatures as low as 5 °C, and even lower temperatures for short periods of time. It grows and flowers readily even when kept in small pots.

Photo: (c) Rogerio Dias, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Rogerio Dias · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Passifloraceae Passiflora

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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