Passifloraceae FAMILY
Passiflora ciliata
Passiflora ciliata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Passiflora ciliata is a vigorous perennial climbing plant growing from a woody rootstock and producing annual to somewhat woody and persistent stems that scramble over the ground, climbing into the surrounding vegetation, attaching themselves by means of tendrils[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeC. America - Costa Rica, north to Guatemala and central Mexico; Caribbean - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica
HabitatWarm-temperate to subtropical woodlands, shrublands, or disturbed areas, in moist to dry, loamy to sandy soils; at elevations up to 200 metres in Florida[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].