Passifloraceae FAMILY
Passiflora jorullensis
Passiflora jorullensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Passiflora jorullensis is a slender, climbing plant producing shoots 2 - 8 metres long that scramble over the ground, or clamber into the surrounding vegetation, supporting themselves by means of coiling tendrils[ 1673 Title Passifloraceae Publication Flora Mesoamericana, Volume 3 (2), Passifloraceae, pp 1 - 135 Author MacDougal J.M. Publisher Year 2011 ISBN Description ]. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeCentral America - Mexico, El Salvador.
HabitatSubdeciduous or tropical deciduous forests at elevations of 150 - 1,000 metres, occasionally to 1,600 metres in montane moist forests[ 1673 Title Passifloraceae Publication Flora Mesoamericana, Volume 3 (2), Passifloraceae, pp 1 - 135 Author MacDougal J.M. Publisher Year 2011 ISBN Description ].