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===Generative characteristics=== The [[flower]] is complex, about {{convert|10|cm|in}} in diameter,<ref name = "PIER"/> 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 [[stamen]]s and three purple [[stigma (botany)|stigma]]s.<ref name = "keys"/> The [[fruit]] is an oval orange-yellow [[Berry (botany)|berry]], {{convert|6|cm|in}} long by {{convert|4|cm|in}} in diameter, containing numerous [[seed]]s.<ref name = "keys"/> It is edible to humans when ripe, but tends to have an undesirable flavour<ref name="cabi">{{cite web |last1=Popay |first1=Ian |title=Passiflora caerulea (blue passionflower) |url=https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/116172 |website=www.cabi.org |access-date=14 August 2018}}</ref> unless allowed to fully ripen in a warm climate and fall naturally from the vine, when it has a mild blackberry flavour, though with a lower sugar content than commonly eaten species.
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