Passiflora pergrandis
Holm-Nielsen & Lawesson
Munchi
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Description
A tropical vine or creeper in the Passifloraceae family, native to the humid Amazonian region where it grows at elevations between 850–950 m above sea level.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible and eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in the humid Amazonian region between 850-950 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Colombia, Ecuador*, Peru, South America,
Also Known As
Granadilla de poto, Sacha granadilla, Washi munchi
References (5)
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 487
- Ulmer, T., & MacDougal, J.M., 2004, Passiflora Passionflowers of the World. Timber Press. p 69
- Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603
- Van den Eynden, V., 2004, Use and Management of edible non-crop plants in southern Ecuador. Ph. D. dissertation Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Belgium, 246pp
