Passifloraceae FAMILY

Passiflora capsularis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The leaves are abortive and toxic to cattle[ 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 ]. The roots are suspected of being harmful to livestock[ 1677 Title Dicionário das Plantas Úteis do Basil e das Exóticas Cultivadas Vol. 5 Publication Author Corrêa M. Pio & Penna L. de Azeredo Publisher Ministério da Agricultura; Rio de Janeiro Year 1978 ISBN Description A massive work in six volumes, first published in the 1920's and revised in the 1970's. Written in Portuguese. ].

Botanical Description

Passiflora capsularis is a climbing perennial plant, attaching itself to the surrounding vegetation by means of tendrils[ 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 ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia; C. America - Costa Rica to Guatemala; Caribbean - Cuba to Dominican Rep

HabitatDense forest, savannah, savannah steppe, vegetation influenced by marine environments, in areas of secondary forest regrowth and on forest edges, on well drained soils, and in secondary vegetation formations[ 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 ].