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Passifloraceae FAMILY

Passiflora aristulata

Passiflora aristulata

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Passiflora aristulata is a perennial climbing plant, with slender stems that attach themselves to nearby vegetation by means of tendrils[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - northern Peru
HabitatForests, riversides, seasonally inundated areas.