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Passiflora foetida L.

PASSIFLORACEAE

Stinking passion vine, wild water lemon (En). Passiflore fétide (Fr). Indonesia: cheplukan blungsun (Java), ermut, rajutan (Sundanese). Malaysia: timun dendang, timun padang, timun hutan. Philippines: kurunggut (Bikol), masaflora (Ilokano), taungon (Bisaya). Thailand: ka thok rok (central), kra prong thong (peninsular), thao sing to (Chai Nat). Vietnam: lac tiên.

Probably originating from South America, now cultivated and often naturalized in most tropical countries, also in South-East Asia.

The ripe fruits are eaten raw. They are sweet and juicy. Unripe fruits are poisonous. Also used as hedge plant and as ground cover in agriculture.

Climbing herb, leaves usually 3-lobed, 4—5 cm long, foul-smelling when crushed. Flowers 2.5—5 cm in diameter, whitish-purplish. Fruit a subglobose berry, about 2 cm diameter, yellow to orange. Often a common weed, up to 1500 m altitude.

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P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen

Jansen, P.C.M., Jukema, J., Oyen, L.P.A. & van Lingen, T.G., 1991. Passiflora foetida L.. In: Verheij, E.W.M. and Coronel, R.E. (Editors): Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 2: Edible fruits and nuts. PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia. Database record: prota4u.org/prosea