Passiflora ligularis (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Passiflora ligularis Juss.
- Family: Passifloraceae
Vernacular names
- Sweet granadilla (En). Grenadilla douce (Fr).
Distribution
Native in tropical America, where it is also cultivated. Elsewhere occasionally cultivated, e.g. in Hawaii, New Zealand and New Guinea.
Uses
The pulp of the fruits is eaten fresh or made into drinks and ice-creams.
Observations
Vigorous woody climber with entire leaves and greenish-white flowers. Fruit an ovoid berry, 7-8 cm in diameter, orange-brown, hard-shelled; pulp yellowish-orange, with black flat pitted seeds. In mountainous regions, at 900-2700 m altitude in the tropics or in the subtropics at lower altitudes. Propagation by seed and by cuttings.
Selected sources
51, 52, 56, 66, 93.