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Golden bellapple
Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Passionflowers & markoesa

Golden bellapple

Passiflora laurifolia L.

Names

EnglishGolden bellapple
Dutch—
SpanishCalabacito
Chinese樟叶西番莲
Scientific namePassiflora laurifolia L.

About this species

Passiflora laurifolia, commonly known as the water lemon, Jamaican honeysuckle, golden bellapple, pomme liane on Martinique & Guadeloupe and orange lilikoi (not to be confused with yellow lilikoi, or simply lilikoi, is the name given to passiflora edulis v. flavicarpa for the valley where it first grew in Hawai'i), is a species in the family Passifloraceae. It is native to tropical Americas, and has spread to other parts of the world. As a tropical species, water lemon will not tolerate any frost. Water lemon is only occasionally cultivated, but the fruits are usually available in markets wherever the vine grows in wild. It is not widely known outside those regions.

The fruit is medium-sized, ovoid in shape, about 2 in (5.1 cm) long with a diameter of 3 in (7.6 cm), with a green or deep orange skin and white-yellow, extremely juicy pulp.

The water lemon has an excellent mild, perfumed taste, without the tartness of the common Passionfruit. It grows on a vigorous vine up to 30 feet long.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyPassifloraceae
GenusPassiflora

In Suriname

54Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1835First record
2010Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para6
  • Sipaliwini4
  • Commewijne2
  • Coronie1
  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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