Parola, Passion Flower

Description:

Granadilla is a shared common name for three varieties of Passiflora in the Philippines: Passiflora quadrangularis, Passiflora incarnata, and Passiflora edulis. The "passion" plant name derives from the early Spanish times when the floral parts symbolized aspects of the Crucifixion: the five stamens signifying the wounds; the petals and sepals, the apostles; the corona inside the petals, the crown of thorns; and the three pistil stiles, the nails of the cross. Passiflora quadrangularis, the Giant Granadilla, Barbadine (Trinidad), Giant Tumbo or Badea, is the largest of the passionfruits, plants of the genus Passiflora, family Passifloraceae. It is a perennial native to the Neotropics, having smooth, cordate, ovate or acuminate leaves; petioles bearing from 4 to 6 glands; an emetic and narcotic root; scented flowers; and a large, oblong fruit, containing numerous seeds, embedded in a subacid edible pulp. In the Philippines, its local names are Parola, Kasaflora, and Square-stemmed Passion Flower.

Habitat:

Just outside Tagaytay. Hilly garden located at the vast yard of the church of Monte Maria, Alfonso Cavite. Spotted this flower while doing the Visita Iglesia during that year's Holy Week.

Notes:

Reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/marco_pictu.... http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morto....