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Passiflora foetida common names: wild maracuja, bush passion fruit,[1] marya-marya, wild water lemon,[2] stinking passionflower,[2] love-in-a-mist or running pop[2] is a species of passion flower that is native to the southwestern United States southern Texas and Arizona, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and much of South America. It has been introduced to tropical regions around the world,[2] such as Southeast Asia and Hawaii.[3] It is a creeping vine like other members of the genus, and yields an edible fruit.[4] The specific epithet, foetida, means `stinking` in Latin and refers to the strong aroma emitted by damaged foliage.[5]