Revision of Passiflora Subgenus Decaloba ... - Passion Flowers

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Solomon Islands, and Sri Lanka. Growing in shrubs, trees or trailing on the
ground in secondary successional areas and along the edges of dry tropical
forests, both inland and near the seashore, primarily at low elevations but
sometimes occurring at elevations as high as 800 m. Commonly associated with
calcareous/alkaline substrate. Flowering and fruiting throughout the year.
Vernacular Names
Mono hábil (Colombia), cabeza de ormiga arieda (México), cansel ak'
(México), coceh (México), corky-stem(med) passionflower (United States), dwarf
passionflower (United States), lobed-leaf Passionflower (United States), poc-poc
(Republic of Seychelles), pochil (México), sac cance ak' (México), small
passionflower (United Kingdom Overseas Territory of Bermuda), soots' ak'
(México), petit grain d'encre' (Reunion), tsunllahi (México), uvas ak' (México),
wild pumpkin (United Kingdom Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands), x-
losion ak' (México), x-losion xiw (México), x-st'unyah' (México), and zae cansel
ak' (México).
Ethnobotany
In Reunion, the fruits may be used as a substitute for ink (Jean Jacques, pers.
com.).
Additional Specimens Examined
Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua, St. John, of Willock Village, Box 894 (BM,
US); Antigua, Bodkin Estate, Box 1258 (BM, US); Antigua, Wullschlager 235 (M);