| Native passionfruit | |
|---|---|
| unripe native passion fruit | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Passiflora |
| Species: | P. herbertiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Passiflora herbertiana Ker Gawl. |
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Passiflora herbertiana, or Native Passionfruit, is a widespread climbing twiner native to moist forest on the coast and ranges of eastern Australia.
The leaves are usually 3-lobed usually with a slightly hairy undersurface; 6–12 cm long; with petioles mostly 1.5–4 cm long, with 2 glands at the apex. Stipules are linear, mostly 1–3 mm long.
Flowers are 6 cm wide and yellow to orange. The following green berry is 50 mm long with pale spots.[1]