Passiflora quadrangularis
Brazil
1787

• Passiflora quadrangularis A huge tropical vine that produced the largest, but not the tastiest passionfruit.
• Under cultivation it is prone to collar rot.
• Square stemmed. 6 glands on 90% of the leaf petioles. Stipules 2-3.5cm long by 1-2cm wide.
• Large ovate leaves. Flowers 8-12cm. Very scruffy corona filaments, sepals a little paler than petals inside.
• Fruit quadrangular (four sided), 20-30 cm long by 10-20 cm wide, pale yellow-green when ripe.
• Image © 2012 Marcel Böhrer Stuttgart Botanical Gardens