Passifloraceae FAMILY

Passiflora seemannii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Passiflora seemannii is a robust climbing plant producing stems about 5 - 9 metres long from a perennial rootstock. The stems scramble over the ground or clamber into nearby vegetation, supporting themselves by means of tendrils[ 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. , 1673 Title Passifloraceae Publication Flora Mesoamericana, Volume 3 (2), Passifloraceae, pp 1 - 135 Author MacDougal J.M. Publisher Year 2011 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthwestern S. America - Colombia; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras

HabitatMoist thickets and woodland margins[ 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. , 1673 Title Passifloraceae Publication Flora Mesoamericana, Volume 3 (2), Passifloraceae, pp 1 - 135 Author MacDougal J.M. Publisher Year 2011 ISBN Description ].