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Definition of Passiflora quadrangularis

1. Noun. Tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Passiflora Quadrangularis

Literary usage of Passiflora quadrangularis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Forming, Improving, and Managing Country Residences: And on by John Claudius Loudon (1806)
"The culture of the Passiflora quadrangularis, or apple bearing passionflower, is nearly that of the vine. The chief difference is, that it requires to be ..."

2. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed by John Sims (1819)
"PASSIFLORA quadrangularis. Spec. PI. 1356. Jacq. Amer. p. 231. t. 143. Swartz Obss. 332. Cav. Diss. 10. p. 453. «.283. Sowerby in Lin. Soc. Trans.2. p. ..."

3. A Description and History of Vegetable Substances, Used in the Arts, and in (1830)
"VEGETABLE SUBSTANCES. the Passiflora quadrangularis—and the water-lemon ... The Passiflora quadrangularis is the most valuable for cultivation here ; and it ..."

4. Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Excluding the Banana, Coconut by Wilson Popenoe (1920)
"31) (Passiflora quadrangularis, L.) While this is the largest-fruited species of the genus, and one of the most widely distributed, it is not the best in ..."

5. Publication by Field Columbian Museum (1902)
"649. [Passiflora pallida L. Eggers Fl. 346.] 650. Passiflora quadrangularis I " Grenadilla." Cultivated for its edible ..."

6. Select Extra-tropical Plants, Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1888)
"From the West-Indies to Guiana. This is among the species, mentioned by Dr. Rosenthal as yielding edible fruits. Passiflora quadrangularis ..."

7. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Plant Industry, Queensland (1911)
"From Port of Spain, Trinidad. Presented by Dr. E. Andr6. Received November 27, 1909. Seeds of the following: 26268. Passiflora quadrangularis L. ..."

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