Passifloraceae

Scarlet passionflower

Passiflora coccinea Aubl.

Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Passiflora

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Scarlet passionflower (Passiflora coccinea) — FlowerPhoto: Paul Prior, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: زهرة الآلام القرمزية
Chinese: 红花西番莲
English: Scarlet passionflower
lah: لال شام
Tamil: சிகப்பு புரீஷம்வள்ளி

Synonyms

Passiflora coccinea var. minor Mast.
Passiflora coccinea var. velutina (DC.) Mast.
Passiflora fulgens Wallis ex E.Morr
Passiflora monnieri Buchoz
Passiflora toxicaria Barb.Rodr.
Passiflora velutina DC.
Tacsonia coccinea (Aubl.) Barb.Rodr.
Tacsonia fulgens hort. ex Masl.

Flowers

In flower: April, July to September, November to February (from 51 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Paul Prior, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Denis Bastianelli, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Gerry van Tonder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jean-Paul Boerekamps, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Antoine Chourrot, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Denis Bastianelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: LAR Lili, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.