passiflora loefgrenii

Passiflora loefgrenii, the garlic passion fruit, is a passion flower that was first formally described 1997 by Fabio Augusto Vitta. The plant is named after Albert Löfgren , the first known collector.

Passiflora loefgrenii is a perennial, climbing vine. The stems are smooth, round and thin. In the leaf axils are kidney-shaped stipules of up to 3.5 cm long, which the tendrils flank. The sheet steal are up to 7 cm long. The alternately arranged leaves are tri-lobed with smooth edges and 5 to 9.5 x ...