Plant of the day
Passiflora edulis
Passion FruitVine
Passiflora edulis, commonly known as passion fruit, is a vine species of passion flower native to southern Brazil, through Paraguay, and northern Argentina. The fruit is a pepo, a type of botanical berry, round to oval, either yellow or dark purple at maturity, with a soft to firm, juicy interior filled with numerous seeds.
FamilyPassifloraceae
GenusPassiflora
NativeSouth America
LifespanPerennial
Synonyms
Synonyms are alternative scientific names that have been used in the past for Passiflora edulis.