Passiflora foetida

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Passiflora foetida
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LHP for Tawny coster.

NK: Please try to find flowers or fruits of this climber.
RPM: Yes Definitely. Currently No Flowers & Fruits. Its abundant riverside or outside of the city and growing naturally. Not Planted by People.
We have Passion Fruit at our Home. Tried to feed Tawny coster caterpillars on it. But Caterpillars not accepted Passion Fruit whole day. Later given this same LHP and caterpillars accepted.

NK: It seems close to P. foetida, a naturalized species which grows abundantly on disturbed land.

RPM: Its Different from Passiflora edulis – Passion Fruit and Passiflora incarnata – Krishna Kamal, Passion Flower. Variation in Leaves. Is it Passiflora foetida ?