Passiflora tripartita mollissima
Passifloraceae FAMILY

Passiflora tripartita mollissima

Passiflora tripartita mollissima

Edibility
4/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Passiflora tripartita mollissima is an evergreen, climbing shrub producing stems that can be 5 - 20 metres long. These stems scramble over the ground or clamber into the surrounding vegetation, supporting themselves by means of coiling tendrils[ 262 Title Passion Flowers Publication Author Vanderplank. J. Publisher Cassell. London. Year 1991 ISBN 0-304-34076-6 Description An excellent book on passion flowers, giving information on hardy species and how to grow the less hardy in greenhouses etc. A bit lacking at times on specific information on hardyness. Excellent photographs. , 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 widely cultivated in many areas of the world for its edible fruit[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. , 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ] and is also commonly grown as an ornamental[ 262 Title Passion Flowers Publication Author Vanderplank. J. Publisher Cassell. London. Year 1991 ISBN 0-304-34076-6 Description An excellent book on passion flowers, giving information on hardy species and how to grow the less hardy in greenhouses etc. A bit lacking at times on specific information on hardyness. Excellent photographs. ]. Plants have escaped from cultivation in several areas of the world[ 262 Title Passion Flowers Publication Author Vanderplank. J. Publisher Cassell. London. Year 1991 ISBN 0-304-34076-6 Description An excellent book on passion flowers, giving information on hardy species and how to grow the less hardy in greenhouses etc. A bit lacking at times on specific information on hardyness. Excellent photographs. ], and the plant has been declared a noxious weed in America. Many of these reports, particularly in New Zealand and Hawaii, refer to the related, but more vigorous Passiflora tarminiana[ 968 Title Novon Volume 11 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis. Year 2001 ISBN Description A series of articles, mainly involved with naming new plants, but also giving lots of information about each species described. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeWestern S. America - Andes of Peru, Ecuador, Colombia.
HabitatFound at elevations between 2,000 - 3,200 metres[ 262 Title Passion Flowers Publication Author Vanderplank. J. Publisher Cassell. London. Year 1991 ISBN 0-304-34076-6 Description An excellent book on passion flowers, giving information on hardy species and how to grow the less hardy in greenhouses etc. A bit lacking at times on specific information on hardyness. Excellent photographs. ].