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Passiflora tarminiana (or banana passionfruit) is a species of passionfruit. The yellow fruits are edible and their resemblance to small, straight bananas has given it the name banana passionfruit in some countries. It is native to the uplands of tropical South America and is now cultivated in many countries. In Hawaii and New Zealand it is now ...
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). No other micronutrients are in significant content.
Passiflora maliformis is a fast-growing evergreen shrub and vine. The slender, woody stems can reach lengths of 3–10 metres (10–33 ft) and are equipped with tendrils by means of which the plant climbs other plants or structures for support. The green or orange-green fruit is up to 5 cm (2.0 in) in diameter. The skin of this fruit can be ...
Passiflora edulis. Sims, 1818. Passiflora edulis, commonly known as passion fruit, is a vine species of passion flower native to the region of southern Brazil through Paraguay to northern Argentina. [1] It is cultivated commercially in tropical and subtropical areas for its sweet, seedy fruit. The fruit is a pepo, a type of berry, round to oval ...
Passiflora is the most species rich genus of both the family Passifloraceae and the tribe Passifloreae. With over 550 species, an extensive hierarchy of infrageneric ranks is required to represent the relationships of the species. The infrageneric classification of Passiflora not only uses the widely used ranks of subgenus, section and series ...
Coenobita baltzeri Neumann, 1878. Coenobita cavipes (Passionfruit Hermit) is a species of land hermit crab native to the eastern parts of Africa, the Indonesia, Philippines, China, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Polynesia, and Micronesia. [2][3][4][5][6][7] While these hermit crabs are terrestrial, they prefer to reside near the shores for access of ...
Passiflora alata. Curtis [1] 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.
Turneraceae Kunth ex DC., nom. cons. [1] The Passifloraceae are a family of flowering plants, containing about 750 species classified in around 27 genera. [1] They include trees, shrubs, lianas, and climbing plants, and are mostly found in tropical regions. The family takes its name from the passion flower genus ( Passiflora) which includes the ...