Passiflora vitifolia Kunth

Rather coarse climbers, more or less densely ferruginous-pubescent throughout. Leaves petiolate, basifixed, rather inconspicuously serrulate, deeply 3-lobed, the central lobe stronger, more or less deeply cordate, 7-15 cm. long, 8-17 cm. broad; petioles 2-6 cm. long, bearing 2 to several rather inconspicuous glands toward the base; stipules subsetaceous, 3-5 mm. long. Inflorescences solitary, bearing a single very showy yellow and scarlet flower; peduncle 4-8 cm. long, jointed almost di-rectly beneath the flower; bracts conspicuous and foliaceous or somewhat petaloid, lanceolate, glandular-serrate to nearly entire, 1.5-2.5 cm. long. Flowers 10-15 cm. in diameter; sepals about 6-10 cm. long, corniculate; petals narrowly lanceolate, nearly as long as the sepals; filaments of the corona in 3 series, the outer 1.5-2.0 cm. long. Fruits broadly ovoid, 3-6 cm. long, greenish yellow, densely puberulent.

A tropical plant. It grows naturally along the edges of forest in the Amazon in Brazil. It needs moderate moisture and an average, well-drained soil. It needs full or part sun. In Costa Rica it grows from sea level to about 1,000 m altitude. It suits hardiness zones 10-12.

The fruit are eaten fresh as juice.

Plants are grown from seed.