Nectar Plant
Other notes
Natural History: Exotic Perennial Climber.
It is a perennial climber from tropical South America, often grown in gardens for its bright flowers. Its leaves are unlobed with serrated margins. Flowers are typical passionflower-like but scarlet-red in colour with large bracts. The fruits are typical passionfruit-like but turn red when ripe (Flowers of India 2024).
References:
Flowers of India (2024): Red Passion Flower. Accessed on 13 Mar 2024. URL: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Red%20Passion%20Flower.html.
WFO (2023): Passiflora coccinea Aubl. Accessed on 13 Mar 2024. URL: https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000479833.
Page citation
Kawthankar, N. 2024. Passiflora coccinea Aubl. – Red Passion Flower. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/passiflora-coccinea, accessed 2024/04/29.