Cucurbitaceae FAMILY
Fevillea passiflora
Fevillea passiflora
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Fevillea passiflora is a perennial climbing plant producing annual stems up to 5 metres long[ 385 Title Bihrmann's Caudiciforms Publication Author Website http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An internet site giving information on caudiciform plants (plants with swollen stem bases such as the Baobab tree, cycads and many succulents). Excellent photos, usually of cultivated plants in pots. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil.
HabitatWell drained soils in sunny positions in the forests of Brazil[ 385 Title Bihrmann's Caudiciforms Publication Author Website http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An internet site giving information on caudiciform plants (plants with swollen stem bases such as the Baobab tree, cycads and many succulents). Excellent photos, usually of cultivated plants in pots. ].