Passifloraceae FAMILY
Passiflora aurantia
Passiflora aurantia
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Passiflora aurantia is a small, evergreen climbing plant, attaching itself to the surrounding vegetation by means of tendrils[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is often grown as an ornamental.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAustralia - northeastern New South Wales, eastern Queensland; North to New Guinea and east to the western Pacific
HabitatWarm rainforest[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ].