Passifloraceae FAMILY

Passiflora glandulosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Passiflora glandulosa is a shortly-deciduous climbing plant with vigorous stems up to 20 metres long that can become more or less woody, The plant climbs into the surrounding vegetation, attaching itself by means of tendrils[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil

HabitatSavannah, rainforests and secondary forests, open areas, especially roadsides[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ].