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Passifloraceae

Fetid passionflower

Passiflora foetida L.

Family
Passifloraceae
Genus
Passiflora

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Fetid passionflower (Passiflora foetida)
FlowerPhoto: angieseltzer, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (25)
ace
Rambôt bue
Azerbaijani
Pisiyli qonaqotu
Bangla
ঝুমকোলতা
bik
Kurumbot
bjn
Bilaran
Chinese
毛西番莲, 毛西番蓮, 龙珠果, 假苦果, 天仙果, 肉果, 野仙果, 野仙桃
English
Fetid passionflower, Lani wai, Love-in-a-mist, Passion flower, Pohapoha, Running pop, Wild water lemon, Common passion flower
French
Passiflore fétide
gor
Manggusa
Haitian Creole
Marigouya, bonbon koulèv
Hebrew
שעונית מבאישה, מרקוזה פראית
Indonesian
Rambusa, Ceplukan blungsun
Javanese
Jembut landa
Malay
Letup-letup
Malayalam
അമ്മൂമ്മപ്പഴം, കൊരുങ്ങുണ്ണിപ്പഴം, പൂടപ്പഴം, മൂക്കളപ്പഴം
nah
Cacapatzin
nan
Mo͘-se-hoan-liân, Mo·-se-hoan-liân
pam
Pakwan-dagis, Kurumbut, Kurumbutan
pap
Shoshori, Shoshoro
Persian
لیمو آب وحشی
Russian
Страстоцвет вонючий
Sundanese
Markisa Leuweung, Téténgsrét | permot | cérmot |rajutan | kacéprék atawa ki leuleu'eur
Tamil
காட்டுக் கொடித்தோடை, குரங்குப்பழம், சிறுபூனைக்காலி, துரைப்புடலை, மொசுக்கட்டான்
Thai
กะทกรก, กระทกรก
Vietnamese
Lạc tiên, Chùm bao

Synonyms

  • Dysosmia foetida (L.) M.Roem.
  • Granadilla foetida (L.) Gaertn.
  • Passiflora balansae Chodat
  • Passiflora hibiscifolia var. velutina Fenzl ex Jacq.
  • Tripsilina fetida Raf.

Flowers

In flower
March to November (from 2,655 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

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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.