Passiflora herbertiana

Family Passifloraceae

Native Passionfruit

Climber with hairy leaves and axillary tendrils.

Flowers: Yellow – orange, all year. Observed April 2009

Fruit: Green spotted berry to 5 cm long.

Seed:

Gallery images: seed, seedling, rootstock, resprout

Ecology

  • Moist forest in partial shade
  • Occasional in woodland at the Australian Botanic Garden
  • Probably resprouts after fire
  • Reported to be frost tolerant
  • Ants reported to feed on petiolar glands near base of leaf

 

 

Ecology of Cumberland Plain Woodland

Passiflora herbertiana plant

Passiflora herbertiana flower

Passiflora herbertiana fruit