Family: Passifloraceae
Synonym: Dysosmia foetida (L.) M.Roem.
Vernacular name: Ammummapazham, Bonchikkaya, Chadayan, Poochapazham, Poodappazham
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Degraded forests and wastelands
Distribution: Native of Tropical America; now naturalised in Indo-malesia, China, and Africa
Flowering and Fruiting: June-December
Key identification features: A vine with densely hispid branchlets. Flowers axillary, often solitary. Fruit berry, subglobose,
Uses: Young leaves and plant tips are edible. Dried leaves are used in tea. Pulp of the ripe fruit is eaten. It is used in treating diseases such as throat infection, giddiness etc.
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