Passiflora picturata
Passifloraceae FAMILY

Passiflora picturata

Passiflora picturata

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Passiflora picturata is a not too vigorous climbing plant with a perennial rootstock. It produces annual to perennial stems that scramble over the ground or clamber into other plants, supporting themselves by means of tendrils[ 416 Title Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics Publication Author Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil. Year 2000 ISBN 85-867174-24-0 Description A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits. ]. The edible fruit is greatly appreciated in the plant's native range, where it is often gathered from the wild[ 416 Title Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics Publication Author Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil. Year 2000 ISBN 85-867174-24-0 Description A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeNorthern S. America - northern Brazil, Surinam, Venezuela, Colombia.
HabitatPrimary and secondary rainforest, both on the edges and also in the interior[ 1678 Title Passifloraceae do Brasil. Estudo do gênero Passiflora L., subgênero Passiflora Publication Fontqueria 45 (1997) Author Cervi A.C. Publisher Year 1997 ISBN 0212-0623 Description ].