Background: We report the first record of Passiflora foetida var. ellisonii Vanderplank, belongs to the family Passifloraceae, earlier known only from New Guinea and Western Australia, first time reported from Anamalai Tiger Reserve forest (Hills region), state of Tamil Nadu, India. Methods: We collected Passiflora foetida var. ellisonii Vanderplank, during field expe­ditions in February 2016 at Anamalai Tiger Reserve forest, Southern Western Ghats of India. Significance: This find contributes to knowledge of climbing flora of Western Ghats and expands the geographic distribution of this species in India. We also provide a taxonomic description, illustrations occurrence and identification key for all the species of Passiflora that occur in Southern Western Ghats.