Passifloraceae FAMILY

Passiflora porophylla

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Passiflora porophylla is an evergreen climbing shrub. Its shoots scramble over the ground or clamber into other plants, attaching themselves by means of coiling tendrils[ 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. ]. The edible fruit is a popular food and it is commonly harvested from the wild for local use and trade. The plant also has a range of medicinal applications and is often grown as an ornamental[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil

HabitatDense rainforest, semi-deciduous forest and savannah, usually in localities associated with roadsides, transition vegetation, and the presence of rivers[ 1675 Title A taxonomic revision of Passiflora subgenus Decaloba (Passifloraceae) in Brazil Publication Phytotaxa 53; 1-68, 2012 Author Milward de Azeved M.A.; Fernando J.; Baumgratz A. & Gonçalve Publisher Magnolia Press; Auckland Year 2012 ISBN 1179-3155 Description ].