Passifloraceae FAMILY
Passiflora gracilens
Passiflora gracilens
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Passiflora gracilens is a perennial climbing plant, climbing into the surrounding vegetation and attaching itself by means of tendrils. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - central Bolivia to central Peru
HabitatClimbing over shrubs on steep hillsides; at elevations from 2,500 - 3,600 metres[ 508 Title The Ethnobotany of Chinchero. Publication Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 24 Author Franquemont C. Et al Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History. Year 1990 ISBN 0015-0746 Description Brief details on the local uses of plants for an Andean community in southern Peru. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 1681 Title The American Species of Passifloraceae Parts 1 & 2 Publication Field Museum of Natural History, Volume 19 pp 1-613. Author Killip E.P. Publisher Year 1938 ISBN Description An immnse work, rather dated now but still an excellent source of information ].