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[[File:Passiflora laurifolia.jpg|thumb|right|'''Passiflora laurifolia''']]
 
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'''Passiflora laurifolia''', commonly known as the water lemon, Jamaican honeysuckle, golden bellapple, pomme liane on Martinique & Guadeloupe and orange lilikoi (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.  
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'''Passiflora laurifolia''' is commonly known as the water lemon, Jamaican honeysuckle, golden bellapple, pomme liane on Martinique & Guadeloupe and orange lilikoi is a species in the family Passifloraceae. It is native to tropical Americas.  
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
 
{{Uses|Anthelmintic}}, {{Uses|Syphilitic ulcers}}.
 
{{Uses|Anthelmintic}}, {{Uses|Syphilitic ulcers}}.
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==Common names==
 
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=water lemon, Jamaican honeysuckle, golden bellapple, pomme liane}}
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Water lemon, Jamaican honeysuckle}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Simple Fruit|ovoid|2 in (5.1 cm) long with a diameter of 3 in (7.6 cm)|green or deep orange skin and white-yellow|}}
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{{Fruit|Simple Fruit|Ovoid|2 in (5.1 cm) long with a diameter of 3 in (7.6 cm)|Green or deep orange skin and white-yellow|}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of the hot, wet, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 30°c, but can tolerate 12 - 36°c. The plant is not tolerant of frost. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 2,000 - 3,000mm, but tolerates 1,000 - 4,000mm.
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A plant of the hot, wet, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 30°c, but can tolerate 12 - 36°c. The plant is not tolerant of frost.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
* [https://books.google.co.in/books?id=MN-HeSd771oC&pg=PA262&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Passiflora laurifolia]
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* [https://books.google.co.in/books?id=MN-HeSd771oC&pg=PA262&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Passiflora laurifolia on books google.in]
  
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Passifloraceae]]
 
[[Category:Passifloraceae]]

Latest revision as of 11:21, 29 June 2020

Passiflora laurifolia

Passiflora laurifolia is commonly known as the water lemon, Jamaican honeysuckle, golden bellapple, pomme liane on Martinique & Guadeloupe and orange lilikoi is a species in the family Passifloraceae. It is native to tropical Americas.

Uses

Anthelmintic, Syphilitic ulcers.

Parts Used

Fruits, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Flavonoids, especially C-glycosyl derivatives of apigenin and luteolin, such as vitexin, isovitexin and orientin, in addition to quercetin, kaempferol, catechin and epicatechin. [1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Water lemon, Jamaican honeysuckle


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herbs

Identification

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple Fruit Ovoid 2 in (5.1 cm) long with a diameter of 3 in (7.6 cm) Green or deep orange skin and white-yellow {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the hot, wet, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 30°c, but can tolerate 12 - 36°c. The plant is not tolerant of frost.[2]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland forest.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links