Passiflora edulis Sims

Passiflora edulis Sims, Bot. Mag. pi. 198&.1, IS18. .	^
Although an introduced plant, this species has all the appeal
arice of being native on Kauai. Specimens were collected ihj
the depths of the forest, on the ridge west of the Hanapep|jj
river, and it was seen at other equally out of the. way places|
The acid, juicy fruit is yery refreshing. It is about; the
and shape of a hen’s egg, purple when ripe,; It is said to haye^
been described from specimens grown from seeds receivecUfrony
Portugal.
July 11 (2542).
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Revised fot Flora Malesiana
Passiflora edulis Sims
det. W. J. J. O. DE WILDE
(Rijksherbarium, Leiden)
Jan. 197 2
HERBARIUM
COLUMBIA UNIVERSI i Y,
NEW YORK.
PLANTS OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
COLLECTED ON THE ISLAND OF KAUAI, ON THE RIDGE WEST OF
THE HANAPEPE RIVER,
By A. A. Heller, Juuly II, 1895.
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