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Passiflora foetida

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The species is native to tropical northern south America and West Indies. It is now naturalised in many tropical areas globally and is deemed a pantropical weed in many countries.

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Lim, T.K. (2012). Passiflora foetida. In: Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4053-2_22

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