Passiflora laurifolia

Botanical Description

Passiflora laurifolia is a tall, vigorous, evergreen climbing shrub producing more or less woody stems from 5 - 18 metres or more long. These stems can scramble over the ground or clamber into other plants, supporting themselves by means of coiling tendrils. In dense forest, they only flower in the canopy of the trees[ 262 Title Passion Flowers Publication Author Vanderplank. J. Publisher Cassell. London. Year 1991 ISBN 0-304-34076-6 Description An excellent book on passion flowers, giving information on hardy species and how to grow the less hardy in greenhouses etc. A bit lacking at times on specific information on hardyness. Excellent photographs. , 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. , 1678 Title Passifloraceae do Brasil. Estudo do gênero Passiflora L., subgênero Passiflora Publication Fontqueria 45 (1997) Author Cervi A.C. Publisher Year 1997 ISBN 0212-0623 Description ]. The edible fruit is greatly appreciated and often eaten. It is mainly gathered from the wild and consumed locally in Brazil[ 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 fruit is often sold in local markets wherever it grows, though the plant is not often cultivated except in the Caribbean where it is widely grown. It is also commonly grown as an ornamental[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 377 Title Trade Winds Fruit Publication Author Website http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The on-line catalogue of a company selling seeds. Gives descriptions, photos and uses of a very wide range of fruit and other food-producing plants plus ornamentals. , 1678 Title Passifloraceae do Brasil. Estudo do gênero Passiflora L., subgênero Passiflora Publication Fontqueria 45 (1997) Author Cervi A.C. Publisher Year 1997 ISBN 0212-0623 Description ].