Passiflora acuminata
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PassifloraceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible and sold in local markets.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest.
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A tropical vine in the Passifloraceae family that grows in rainforests.
Other Information
Fruit are sold in local markets.
Names & Synonyms
Granadilla, Maracuja-de-rato
Passiflora gleasonii KilipPassiflora metae M. Bonilla, C. Aguirre & CaetanoPassiflora tolimana Harms
References (2)
- Kew Plants of the World Online
- Vael, L., 2015, Ethnobotanical study of the plant use in the natural landscape of two mestizo communities in the Ucayali region of the Peruvian Amazon. Universiteit Gent.
