Dicko Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Found this little vine growing at my nans place, she doesnt know how it got there. The fruits are softish/not hard and rigid like black passionfruit. And the pulp is very red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 waterboy 2.0 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 P. Mollissima aka banana passionfruit Not a declared weed, but they are invasive into bush. Chickens love em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dicko Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 Yeah? They are very different to the banana passionfruit growing on the other side of the yard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dicko Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 Just googled the name you provided. They seem to be quite a bit different from that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dicko Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 Passiflora caerulea maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Infinity Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Blue Crown Passionflower (Passiflora Caerulea) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 waterboy 2.0 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 (edited) Can't open images up to get a good look, Mollisima is common as shit down here though as a weed, and is highly variable once running wild both foliage and fruit. Defo one to discount. Possible rootstock that survived from a failed grafted one? Edited March 2, 2018 by waterboy 2.0 Stock not stick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dicko Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 Yeh i reckon Infinity is on the money with Passiflora caerulea Its very different from the banana passionfruit that grows all over the place around here. Just hacked a big vine of the banana down out of my yard yesterday and side by side its quite different. Is there anything usefull regarding this plant? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Infinity Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Unfortunately there are no traditional or medicinal uses currently known for Passiflora Caerulea. The ones of ethnobotanical interest in the Passiflora group are Caerulea, Edulis, Foetida, Incarnata, Involucrata, Jorullensis, Laurifolia, Quadrangularis and Rubra. Most of these have long histories of traditional use as sedatives and sleep-inducing agents. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Found this little vine growing at my nans place, she doesnt know how it got there.
The fruits are softish/not hard and rigid like black passionfruit. And the pulp is very red.
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