Passifloraceae FAMILY
Passiflora xiikzodz
Passiflora xiikzodz
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Passiflora xiikzodz is a herbaceous perennial climbing plant, producing a cluster of annual to perennial stems 1 - 3 metres long, occasionally to 6 metres, that attach themselves to the surrounding vegetation by means of tendrils[ 1682 Title New Species of Passiflora Subgenus Plectostemma (Passifloraceae) Publication Novon Vol. 2, No. 4, pp358-367, 1992 Author MacDougal J.M. Publisher Year 1992 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeC. America - Belize, Guatemala to southern Mexico
HabitatEdges, thickets, secondary and primary growth on limestone outcrops or on walls of cenotes, most usually collected on Mayan ruins or small cliffs, in tropical humid or subdeciduous forest; at elevations from 100 - 300 metres[ 1682 Title New Species of Passiflora Subgenus Plectostemma (Passifloraceae) Publication Novon Vol. 2, No. 4, pp358-367, 1992 Author MacDougal J.M. Publisher Year 1992 ISBN Description ].