Passiflora alata, the winged-stem passion flower, is a species of flowering plant. It is an evergreen vine, growing to 6 m (20 ft) or more, which bears an edible type of passion fruit. It is native to the Amazon, from Peru to eastern Brazil.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Winged-Stem Passion Flower being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Passiflora ambigua
- Passiflora venusta
- Passiflora quadrangularis
- Passiflora maliformis
- Passiflora riparia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Passifloraceae
- Genus
- Passiflora
- Species
- Passiflora alata
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