Bibliography on Maracuyá, Passiflora quadrangularis L.

Passiflora Foetida at road to Parque Nacional Yaxha, May 5, 2021. Photo by David Arrivillaga.

Passiflora foetida is a wild passion fruit native from Central and South America. Its leaves, bracts and petioles are covered by a sticky whitish hairiness, which gives off the characteristic odor. The bracts serve as insect traps and also possess the mechanism to digest the trapped insects to obtain free aminoacids, that’s why it is considered a carnivorous or protocarnivorous plant. Is commonly used as an ornamental plant, but it also has gastronomic and medical applications.

PDF, Articles, Books on Passiflora foetida

AMELA, M. T. and P. S. HOC
1998
Biología floral de Passiflora foetida (Passifloraceae). Revista de Biología Tropical. Vol.46 n.2.

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www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77441998000200002

ASADUJJAMAN, Md., ULLAH, Ahmed, HOSSAIN and Utpal KUMAR
2014
Medicinal potential of Passiflora foetida L. plant extracts: biological and pharmacological activities. Journal of Integrative Medicine. Vol. 12, Issue 2, pages 121-126.

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2095496414600170#!

MOHANASUNDARI, C., NATARAJAN, D., SRINIVASAN, K., UMAMAHESWARI, S. and A. RAMACHANDRAN
2007
Antibacterial properties of Passiflora foetida L. – a common exotic medicinal plant. African Journal of Biotechnology. Vol. 6 (23), pp. 2650-2653.

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www.ajol.info/index.php/ajb/article/view/58170

NATARAJAN, T., KUMARAVEL, A. and R. PALANIVELU
2016
Extraction and characterization of natural cellulosic fiber from Passiflora foetida stem. International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization. Vol. 21, Issue 6.

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www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1023666X.2016.1168636

PATIL, A. S., PAIKRAO, H. M. and S. R. PATIL
2013
Passiflora foetida Linn: A complete morphological and phytopharmacological review. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences. Vol. 4, No. 1, pages 285 – 296.

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https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.637.7542&rep=rep1&type=pdf

RADHAMANI, T. R., SUDARSHANA, L. and R. KRISHNAN
1995
Defense and carnivory: Dual role of bracts in Passiflora foetida. Journal of Biosciences volume 20, pages 657–664.

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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02703305

SANTOSH, P., VENUGOPL, R., NILAKASH, A. S., KUNJBIHARI, S. and L. MANGALA
2011
Antidepressant activity of methanolic extract of Passiflora foetida leaves in mice. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol. 3, Issue 1.

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www.researchgate.net/profile/Kunjbihari_Sulakhiya/publication/23572
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SARRATT, Jacqueline
2009
Evolution of carnivorous and paracarnivorous plants.

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https://media.gradebuddy.com/documents/603395/9fc9a54f-6d35-4a24-8190-f652117be733.pdf

SASIKALA, V., SARAVANAN, S. and R. PARIMELAZHAGAN
2011
Analgesic and anti–inflammatory activities of Passiflora foetida L. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. Vol. 4, Issue 8, Pages 600-603

SURENDRA, A., DEOCHAND, B. and H. MADHUKARRAO
2015
A Scientific Update on Passiflora foetida. European Journal of Medicinal Plants 5(2): 145-155.

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https://journalejmp.com/index.php/EJMP/article/view/14663/27009