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from Wikipedia:
The Blue Passion Flower (Passiflora caerulea), also known as the Common Passion Flower, is a vine native to southern Brazil and Argentina (where it is known as the Pasionaria or Mburucuyá in Guaraní).
It is popular with gardeners because of its intricate, scented flowers that have an almost plastic-looking appearance. The unusual shape of the flowers has led to the plant being associated in Christian symbolism with the passion of Jesus; the three stigmas representing the three nails used to nail Jesus to the cross, the ovary and its stalk represent the chalice of the Last Supper, the five anthers represent the five wounds, the corona represents the crown of thorns, the ten 'petals' (actually five petals and five sepals) the apostles (save Judas the traitor and Peter the denyer); the old leaves also represent the hands of those who persecuted him, the young leaves the point of the lance used to stab him, and the tendrils the whips of those who beat him.
Description
A woody vine capable of growing to 15–20 m height where supporting trees are available. The leaves are alternate, palmately five-lobed like a spread hand (sometimes three or seven lobes), 10–18 cm long and wide. The base of each leaf has a flagellate twining tendril 5–10 cm long, which twines round supporting vegetation to hold the plant up.
The flower is complex, about 10 cm diameter, with the five sepals and petals similar in appearance, whitish in colour, surmounted by a corona of blue or violet filaments, then five greenish-yellow stamens and three purple stigmas. Usually fragrant. The fruit is an oval orange-yellow berry 6 cm long by 4 cm diameter, containing numerous seeds; it is eaten and the seeds spread by mammals and birds. In tropical climates it will flower all year round. |
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Hi Sayat,
Sharp details. Brilliant colours. TFS.
- Nirmal
- SelenE
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(13345) - [2007-12-07 7:26]
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Merhaba Sayat Bey,
Netlik, keskinlik, detaylar ve renkler cok guzel gorunuyor. Paylasiminiz icin tesekkurler
Iyi haftasonlari
Wonderful picture Sayat Bey, every detail of the big passion flower could be seen in sharp focus and natural, pastel colors. Detailed information you provided is also appreciated.
Mehmet
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- anel
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(7208) - [2007-12-20 6:49]
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Bonjour Sayat,
Tu nous présentes une fleur hautement symbolique pour les Chrétiens. J'ai souvent essayé de la photographier sans grand succès, la bonne lumière faisant défaut. Là, tu as eu plus de chance. Je te remercie pour tes voeux et je te souhaite aussi un passage serein à l'an nouveau et beaucoup de chance pour 2008
Amitiés
Anne
Hi Sayat,
Very nice mburucuyá! We have this flower season now, with huge amount of orange fruits. This plant is habitat of a numerous and nice insect comunity, with butterfly taht lays it eggs in leafs like Agraulis vanillae; the red-black coloured chrysomelid Cacoscelis nigripenis; other Chrysomelidae species, some Coreidae family bugs; yellow aphids; ladybugs (Coleoptera, Coccinelidae), etc. What kind of insect feed on it in Europe? I want to know!
A nicepicture, Sayat, looks like you take it in South America!
I wish the best for you and your family this new year
Regards
Hernán
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