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The passion fruit is so called because it is one of the many species of passion flower, the English translation of the Latin genus name, Passiflora. [1] Around 1700, the name was given by missionaries in Brazil as an educational aid while trying to convert the indigenous inhabitants to Christianity; its name was flor das cinco chagas or "flower of the five wounds" to illustrate the crucifixion ...
The fruit is sweet, yellowish, and roughly the size of a chicken's egg; it enjoys some popularity as a native plant with edible fruit and few pests. Giant granadilla (giant tumbo or badea , P. quadrangularis ), water lemon ( P.laurifolia ) and sweet calabash ( P. maliformis ) are Passiflora species locally famed for their fruit, [ 34 ] but not ...
Raw passion fruit is 73% water, 23% carbohydrates, 2% protein, and 1% fat (table). In a 100-gram reference amount, raw passion fruit supplies 97 calories and is a rich source of vitamin C (33% of the Daily Value, DV) and a moderate source of riboflavin (10% DV), and potassium (12% DV) (table).
Passiflora foetida (common names: stinking passionflower, wild maracuja, bush passion fruit, wild water lemon, [1] stoneflower, [1] love-in-a-mist, or running pop [1]) is a species of passion flower that is native to the southwestern United States (southern Texas and Arizona), Mexico, [2] the Caribbean, Central America, and much of South America.
Passiflora incarnata, commonly known as maypop, purple passionflower, true passionflower, wild apricot, and wild passion vine, is a fast-growing perennial vine with climbing or trailing stems. A member of the passionflower genus Passiflora , the maypop has large, intricate flowers with prominent styles and stamens.
Passiflora quadrangularis, the giant granadilla, barbadine , grenadine , giant tumbo or badea (Spanish pronunciation:), is a species of plant in the family Passifloraceae. It produces the largest fruit of any species within the genus Passiflora. [2] It is a perennial climber native to the Neotropics.
Passiflora caerulea, the blue passionflower, [1] bluecrown passionflower [2] or common passion flower, is a species of flowering plant native to South America. It has been introduced elsewhere. It is a vigorous, deciduous or semi-evergreen tendril bearing vine growing to 10 m (33 ft) or more.
Passiflora alata, [2] the winged-stem passion flower, is a species of flowering plant. It is an evergreen vine , growing to 6 m (20 ft) or more, which bears an edible type of passion fruit . It is native to the Amazon , from Peru to eastern Brazil .