Passiflora mucronata
Passifloraceae FAMILY

Passiflora mucronata

Passiflora mucronata

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Passiflora mucronata is a vigorous climbing plant with a perennial rootstock. It produces slender, flexible, annual to perennial stems that scramble over the ground or clamber into other plants, supporting themselves by means of tendrils[ 416 Title Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics Publication Author Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil. Year 2000 ISBN 85-867174-24-0 Description A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits. ]. The edible fruits are greatly appreciated and are gathered from the wild for local consumption[ 416 Title Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics Publication Author Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil. Year 2000 ISBN 85-867174-24-0 Description A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits. ]. The plant also has local medicinal uses.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil (Rio de Janeiro to Paraíba)
HabitatClimbing into shrubs in the coastal forests (restingas)[ 416 Title Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics Publication Author Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil. Year 2000 ISBN 85-867174-24-0 Description A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits. ].