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Corkystem Passionflower

කොර්කිස්ට්මෙ පාස්සින්ෆ්ලොව්රෙ

Passiflora suberosa

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Corkystem Passionflower
Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0

Overview

Passiflora suberosa is a species of passionflower that is native to the Americas. It is commonly known as corkystem passionflower due to the corkiness of older stems. Other common names include corky passion vine, cork-bark passion flower, corkstem passionflower and corky passionfruit. In Latin America it is called Meloncillo. It is possibly also cryptic and have multiple species in one.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Passiflora suberosa — CC BY-SA 4.0