Passiflora luzmarina
P. M. Jorgensen
Gullan
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Summary
Source: WikipediaPassiflora luzmarina is a species of plant in the family Passifloraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Description
A passion fruit climber. The leaves are deeply 3 lobed. There are teeth along the edge. The leaves are 10 cm long. The flowers are hanging and tube shaped. They are pink and 8 cm long. The fruit are oblong and 7 cm long. They are red.
Edible Uses
The pulp surrounding the seeds in the fruit can be eaten.
Traditional Uses
The pulp around the seeds can be eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the humid western Andes at about 2,500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Andes, Ecuador*, South America,
Also Known As
Gullan
References (3)
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 486
- 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
