Passiflora caerulea, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 282

1. P. caerulea L. , Sp. Pl. 959 (1753).

Glabrous and somewhat glaucous climber up to 10 m; stems terete or obscurely angled. Leaves 10-15 cm, digitately 5(-7)-lobed, the lobes oblong-lanceolate or -ovate; petiole with 2-4 glands. Flowers 7-10 cm in diameter, solitary, axillary on articulated peduncles. Sepals white or pale pink on the inside, with a short horn on the back. Petals white or pale pink. Corona dull purple at the base, white in the middle, purplish-blue at the apex. Stigmas dull purple. Fruit c. 5 cm, ovoid or subglobose, orange-yellow. Naturalized in Açores; frequently cultivated for ornament, particularly in S. Europe. [Az.] (C. & W. South America.)

Some other species are cultivated in S. Europe for ornament and for the edible fruit.