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Passifloraceae

Giant granadilla

Passiflora quadrangularis L.

Family
Passifloraceae
Genus
Passiflora

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Giant granadilla (Passiflora quadrangularis)
FlowerPhoto: ChrisMcV, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (22)
Arabic
زهرة الآلام المربعة
arz
زهرة الآلام المربعه
Assamese
মেৱা
Burmese
အာသာဝတီ
Chinese
大果西番莲, 大果西番蓮, 大西番莲, 大转心莲, 日本爪, 日本瓜, 百香瓜
Dutch
Reuzengranadilla, Vierhoekige passiebloem
English
Giant granadilla, Badea, Passion flower
French
Barbadine, Grenadille géante
German
Riesengranadilla, Königsgranadilla
Haitian Creole
Pye grenadin, Pye gwenadin
Hebrew
שעונית מרובעת, בא'אדי, שעונית ענקית
hsb
Kralowska ćerpjenka, Kralowska granadila
Hungarian
Óriás passiógyümölcs
Indonesian
Erbis
Malayalam
ആകാശവെള്ളരി, ശീമവെള്ളരി
Norwegian Bokmål
Barbadin
Polish
Męczennica olbrzymia
Russian
Страстоцвет четырёхгранный, Гигантская гранадилла
shn
ဢႃႇသဝတီႇ
Spanish
Parcha
Swedish
Barbadin
Ukrainian
Пасифлора велетенська

Synonyms

  • Granadilla quadrangularis (L.) Medik.
  • Passiflora grandiflora Salisb.
  • Passiflora hexangularis Raeusch.
  • Passiflora hulletti hort. ex Mast.
  • Passiflora macrocarpa Mast.
  • Passiflora macrocarpa W.Thomps.
  • Passiflora macroceps Mast.
  • Passiflora quadrangularis var. sulcata (Jacq.) DC.
  • Passiflora sulcata Jacq.
  • Passiflora tetragona M.Roem.

Flowers

In flower
August, October to June (from 58 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Vine
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

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.