Passifloraceae FAMILY

Passiflora vespertilio

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Passiflora vespertilio is a perennial creeping to climbing plant with stems that can become more or less woody. The plant attaches itself to the surrounding vegetation by means of tendrils. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname; Caribbean - Trinidad

HabitatRidge and swamp forests, secondary forest, roadsides and by the sides of streams[ 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. ].