Appearance
Like most "Passiflora" species, "P. vesicaria" is a climbing vine. The leaves are three-lobed with a serrate margin; the fowers are solitary with pinnatisect bracts and the corona in several rings. It is distinguished from P. foetida by having red instead of green fruit.
Naming
"Passiflora" is derived from the Italian "passio", meaning "suffering" and the Latin "flora" meaning "flower", in reference to the Passion of the Christ. "Vesicaria" means bladder, presumably referring to the form of the fruits.Habitat
"Passiflora vesicaria" grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.References:
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