Woodland Passionflower

morifolia: with leaves like a Mulberry (Morus sp., Moraceae).

Herbaceous perennial climber, cultivated in gardens but doubtful as an escape (see under Status). Stems grooved, slightly 4-angled, velvety when young; axillary tendrils presents. Leaves alternate, 3-lobed with ovate-triangular, pointed lobes, deeply cordate at the base, thinly textured, somewhat roughly hairy on both surfaces; margin toothed or subentire; petiole up to 6 cm long, flattened, conspicuous glands at the apex; stipules ovate, c. 6 × 3 mm. Flowers solitary, axillary, 2-3 cm in diameter. Sepals, white mottled with red inside. Petals, white. Corona with a single row of filaments, 5-6 mm. long, white with blue or violet bands. Fruit spherical, 2 cm. in diameter, blue-green, roughly hairy.

Native of South America and cultivated in some warm countries. Naturalized in Malaysia, Java and several Pacific Islands.