Fevillea passiflora Vell.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Fevillea

Characteristics

A pumpkin family creeper. It grows new stems each year and they are 5 m long. They are 5 cm across. The leaves are heart shaped. They are 8-14 cm long by 5-9 cm wide. The flowers are greenish yellow. The fruit are round. They are 7-12 cm wide. The seeds are disk shaped.
Life form perennial
Growth form vine
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) 5.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It can grow in cool temperatures and is resistant to drought. It grows between 400-1,000 m above sea level.
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Well drained soils in sunny positions in the forests of Brazil.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Emetic (unspecified), Anthelminthic (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Fevillea passiflora world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:292717-1
WFO ID wfo-0000687091
COL ID 6HVFG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Anisosperma passiflora Fevillea passiflora