Flora of Dominica, Part 2 - Smithsonian Institution Libraries

1 74 PASSIPLORACEAE SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOTANY
Pass iflora andersonii
Passijlora andersonii A.P. Candolle, 1828, 3:326.-Bornstek
1989,5:372.
Passifora bijlora sensu Grisebach, 1860:293, non Lemarck.
in Howard,
Trois quarts.
Plants glabrous; petiole glandless; leaves shallowly 3-loW,
peduncle 2-5 cm long, articulate near the flower; ovary
glabrous to pubescent.
Lesser Antilles; in Dominica in coastal thickets and
disturbed rainforest to 650 m: Bernard Estate (Wasshuusen &
Ayensu 372), Carib Reserve (Hodge 3348, Stehle 6415),
Delices (Whitefoord 3771), L’ Anse Noire (Ernst 2078), Morne
Plaisance (Whitefoord 5899), Point Lo10 (Webster 13379),
Salisbury (Whitefoord 4517), sine loc. (Zwuy s.n.).
A decoction of this is used by Caribs to induce lactation
(Hodge and Taylor, 1957590).
Passiflora edulk Sims, 1818.
Passtflora edulis
Passion fruit.
Plants glabrous; petiole biglandular at apex; leaves 3-lobed
to middle or below, serrate, membranous; ovary glabrous or
pubescent; fruit to 5 cm long,
Neotropics; probably introduced in Dominica for ornament
or fruits and naturalizing: Clarke Hall (Wasshamen & Ayensu
309), Mt. Joy (Hodge 911), Seen in fruit 5 Jun 1977 at Fort
Shirley (DHN!).
Adjanohoun et al. (1985155, pl. 121) reported fruit juice
used against hypertension.
Passiflora foetida var. hispida
Passiflora foetida var. hispida (Triana & Planchon) Killip in Gleason,
1931:408.-Killip, 1938:494.
Passiflora hispida A.P. Candolle ex Triana & Planchon in A.P. Candolle, 1873,
17:172.
Mariguja, marie goucha, merekuia, le meku (“monkey’s
genitals,” Carib).
Stems hispid; petioles glandless; leaves appressed hispidhirsute,
3(-5)-lobed, margins -I entire or remotely denticulate,
ciliate with glandular hairs; ovary glabrous.
West Indies, South America, Old World tropics; in Dominica
in disturbed areas 400-700 m: Morne Trois Pitons (Ernst
1234), Ridgefield (Hodge 2125), Roseau Valley (Lloyd 549),
Salybia (Hodge 3193).
The fruit is eaten by Caribs, the leaves are used to make a tea
for colds and to bathe the sick (Hodge and Taylor, 1957:589).
Killip (1938:474-512) recognized 37 varieties in this
species, of which three occur in the Lsser Antilles, this one
with glabrous ovaries, while vars. foetida and gossypiifoliu
have pubescent ovaries.
Passiflora laurifolia
Passijlora laurifolia Linnaeus. 1753:956.-Wp, 1938:365.
Water lemon, pomme de liane, merekuia (Carib, cf. Tupi
marakuya).
Plants glabrous; petiole biglandular at apex; leaves ovateoblong,
to 12 cm long, entire, coriaceous; ovary pubescent;
fruit to 8 cm long.
Cultivated in neotropics for fruit and flowers; probably
native in Dominica on eastern and northern coastal bluffs: Anse
du Me (Hodge 3736), Calibishie (Hodge 3162), Hampstead
River (Nicolson 4235), Hatton Garden (Hodge 2945), Petite
Soufri&re Bay (Stern & Wusshausen 2481), Roseau Botanic
Garden (Fuirchild s.n.), Walkers Rest (Chambers 2776),
Woodford Hill (Ernst 1551).
Caribs eat fruits and peel the stems for basketry (Hodge and
Taylor, 1957589).
Passwora quadrangularis
Passijlora quadrangdark Linnaeus, 1759a: 1248.
Barbadine, granadilla.
Plants glabrous; stems 4-angled, the angles winged; stipules
foliaceous, persistent; petioles 6-glandular at apex, the glands
in pairs; leaves unlobed, broadly oblong, to 15 cm x 20 cm;
fruit to 30 cm long.
Neotropics; cultivated and escaping in Dominica: Milton
Estate (Hodge 2772), waterfall below Laudat (Hodge 2002),
Ridgefield Estate (Hodge 2165).
Adjanohoun et al. (1985155, pl. 122) reported external
medical use of the leaves.
Passiflorn rotundifolia
Passiflora rotundiyolia Linnaeus, 1753:957.
Plants pubemlent; petioles glandless; leaves f orbicular,
obtuse below, repand or emarginate above, entire; corona with
2 series of filaments; ovary pubescent.
Lesser Antilles; in interior forests of Dominica to 850 m:
Morne Micohin (Ernst 1091), without locality (Zway s.n. at
GH).
This is part of the complex including P. andersonii and P.
stenosepalu.
Passiflora rubra
Passiflora rubra Linnaeus, 1753:956.-Killip. 1938:217.
Passion flower, pomme de liane zombie, trois quarts.
Plants pubemlent; petioles glandless; leaves without glands
beneath, bilobed, entire, the middle lobe usually suppressed,
the base cordate.
West Indies and northern South America; in Dominica in
moist or dry forest to 550 m: Bataka (Stehle 6371). Carholm