Passifloraceae FAMILY

Passiflora candollei

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Passiflora candollei is a climbing perenial plant, attaching itself to the surrounding vegetation by means of tendrils[ 1675 Title A taxonomic revision of Passiflora subgenus Decaloba (Passifloraceae) in Brazil Publication Phytotaxa 53; 1-68, 2012 Author Milward de Azeved M.A.; Fernando J.; Baumgratz A. & Gonçalve Publisher Magnolia Press; Auckland Year 2012 ISBN 1179-3155 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador

HabitatUsually found in secondary formations, along roadsides, in secondary forest regrowth, and areas near rivers; at elevations up to 700 metres, occasionally to 1,100 metres[ 1675 Title A taxonomic revision of Passiflora subgenus Decaloba (Passifloraceae) in Brazil Publication Phytotaxa 53; 1-68, 2012 Author Milward de Azeved M.A.; Fernando J.; Baumgratz A. & Gonçalve Publisher Magnolia Press; Auckland Year 2012 ISBN 1179-3155 Description , 1681 Title The American Species of Passifloraceae Parts 1 & 2 Publication Field Museum of Natural History, Volume 19 pp 1-613. Author Killip E.P. Publisher Year 1938 ISBN Description An immnse work, rather dated now but still an excellent source of information ].