Kingdom Plantae Family Passifloraceae Scientific name Passiflora actinia | Order Malpighiales Genus Passiflora Rank Species | |
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Similar Passiflora morifolia, Passiflora coccinea, Passiflora capsularis, Passiflora antioquiensis, Passiflora alata | ||
Passiflora actinia species of passion flower of the Passifloraceae. It flowers mainly in early spring, producing white, mauve and blue flowers about 9 cm wide.
P. actinia is an evergreen vine. Native to Brazil, it is a relatively cold tolerant passion flower, and can be seen in gardens in England. Its edible fruit (a passionfruit) is golden orange when ripe, and about 10 cm long.
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