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[sathea]

Passiflora foetida
another common name is wild water lemon.


merry go round...

[hwchoy]

also known as Buah susu very hard to find these days.

btw the genus should be Passiflora.

[Spectrum]

Originally Posted by sathea passiflona foetida another common name is wild water lemon. merry go round...

So, is it taken(shot) locally? Where do this plant exist? Willing to share? Thank you.

[hwchoy]

it is a creeper hanging high from forest trees. you can also find it on big trees in secondary forests and heavily wooded areas. Many years ago I have seen it around Kent Ridge and Telok Blangah Hill area. Unless it is fruiting it is quite hard to find it unless you know how it looks like. The leaves are quite big. But there are many species of this (also called passion fruit lah) genus of plant, some have big showy flowers and some are rather small. All have the beautiful filament-like petals (I think they are petals).

[sathea]

Originally Posted by Spectrum So, is it taken(shot) locally? Where do this plant exist? Willing to share? Thank you.

yes, this was taken locally.
took it at springleaf wood when i went birdwatching with the nature society.

[sathea]

Originally Posted by hwchoy it is a creeper hanging high from forest trees. you can also find it on big trees in secondary forests and heavily wooded areas. Many years ago I have seen it around Kent Ridge and Telok Blangah Hill area. Unless it is fruiting it is quite hard to find it unless you know how it looks like. The leaves are quite big. But there are many species of this (also called passion fruit lah) genus of plant, some have big showy flowers and some are rather small. All have the beautiful filament-like petals (I think they are petals).

creeper hanging high from forest trees? i found them on the ground, near grassland. i don't think the leaves are big.

here's what i found in a guidebook.
this climber has thin, hairy stems and tendrils.
it was introduced from south america.

leaves are thin and hairy with 3 rounded lobes.

flowers arise singly from the leaf axils.
each flower has 3 pale green, much divided mossy-looking leaves just below the calyx.
the calyx is ring-shaped with 5 white needle-like sepals.
there are 5 white petals and just inside them are 2 rings of purple threads with white tips.

fruits are small round orange berries, each enclosed in 3 moss-like leaves.
there are many seeds which are found inside a milky pulp.
the ripe fruits are edible but they may contain hydrocyanic acid.

this climber is common in waste places, roadsides and open places.
it is often found scrambling amongst lalang and bushes.

here's another one.

[hwchoy]

yes this is one of the small species, even then it is a creeper. I understand it is an introduced genus but quite widespread, I have seen this plant in Thailand countryside (Ratchaburi near the Burmese border). as long as there are flowers it is unmistakable.

never tried the fruits of this kind before. during my NS days in 1980 the big leaved creepers are quite common and we often get the ripe fruits which is as big as a large orange and orange in colour. it is the passionfruit which you bite a hole in the skin to suck out the white gooey mess with the black crunchy seeds. *yum*. which is why it is called Buah Susu, or “milk fruit”.

[sathea]

oh is it?
interesting...
learn more about the plant by posting my photos here...

[Spectrum]

Originally Posted by hwchoy yes this is one of the small species, even then it is a creeper. I understand it is an introduced genus but quite widespread, I have seen this plant in Thailand countryside (Ratchaburi near the Burmese border). as long as there are flowers it is unmistakable. never tried the fruits of this kind before. during my NS days in 1980 the big leaved creepers are quite common and we often get the ripe fruits which is as big as a large orange and orange in colour. it is the passionfruit which you bite a hole in the skin to suck out the white gooey mess with the black crunchy seeds. *yum*. which is why it is called Buah Susu, or “milk fruit”.

Woah! That means you are 40 plus year old already ah? Must respect! Si-Fu(in cantonese means Master).

[hwchoy]

old means sifu meh? anyway particularly in ClubSnap there are many "older" people around. I consider myself still "quite young" lah

[Spectrum]

Originally Posted by hwchoy old means sifu meh? anyway particularly in ClubSnap there are many "older" people around. I consider myself still "quite young" lah

Still must respect! No matter young or old, right?

[hwchoy]

Originally Posted by Spectrum Still must respect! No matter young or old, right?

sure, as long as CNY don'ch come and ask for angpow anyway seriously OT liaoz.

[sathea]

new update of the plant.
different perspective this time.
how is it?

[hwchoy]

very nice, at least from a botanical point of view

BTW, I found a very small (flower 1 cm across) species growing in the bush at the Bedok Swimming Complex. It even have fruits! But the flower is not so colourful, like grey-green in colour. Next week I am going back with my cam and +9 close-up filters

[sathea]

botanical point of view?
are you a teacher or botanist?

[hwchoy]

neither just like the way it shows the center view with the pollen "stalk" (those things with the spots), I imagine can use PS to make a line drawing

[BobCheong]

Dang! its beautiful!

[sathea]

thank you

[sathea]

A recent photo of the flower.