Larval Host Plant
Acraea terpsicore – Tawny Coster
Cethosia cyane – Leopard Lacewing
Other notes
Taxonomic Information: Following species are found in India.
1) Passiflora caerulea – Blue Passion Flower (Introduced)
2) Passiflora coccinea – Red Passion Flower (Introduced)
3) Passiflora edulis – Passion Fruit (Introduced)
4) Passiflora foetida – Stinking Passion Flower (Naturalized)
5) Passiflora holosericea – Silky Passion Flower (Introduced)
6) Passiflora incarnata – Krishna Kamal, Passion Flower (Introduced)
7) Passiflora leschenaultii – Moon-Leaf Passion Flower (Peninsular India)
8) Passiflora ligularis – Sweet Granadilla (Introduced)
9) Passiflora maliformis – Conch Apple (Introduced)
10) Passiflora mollissima – Banana Passion Fruit (Introduced)
11) Passiflora napalensis – Nepal Passion Flower (East Himalaya)
12) Passiflora quadrangularis - Giant Granadilla (Introduced)
13) Passiflora suberosa – Corky Passion Flower (Introduced)
14) Passiflora subpeltata – White Passion Flower (Introduced)
15) Passiflora vitifolia – Perfumed Passion Flower (Introduced)
and following cultivars are commonly cultivated in India:
1) Passiflora ‘Soi Fah’ (Passiflora incarnata × laurifolia)
2) Passiflora ‘Lady Margaret’ (Passiflora coccinea × incarnata)
3) Passiflora × violacea (Passiflora caerulea × princeps)
Page citation
Kawthankar, N. 2024. Passiflora spp. L. – Passion Flowers. 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-spp, accessed 2024/09/11.