Passiflora aurantia

Orange-petaled passion flower
Passiflora aurantia flowers in Queensland, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Passiflora
Species:
P. aurantia
Binomial name
Passiflora aurantia
Synonyms
  • Blephistelma aurantia Raf.

Passiflora aurantia, the orange-petaled passion flower, is a species in the family Passifloraceae which produces edible but not particularly palatable fruit.[2] It is native to New Caledonia and Australia.[3][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Passiflora aurantia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Passiflora aurantia". NPQ Townsville. Native Plants Queensland Townsville Branch. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Passiflora aurantia G.Forst". Endemia. Retrieved 30 August 2021.


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