Passion fruit
Scientific name
Passiflora edulis
Family
Passifloraceae
Tree name
Passionflower
Vitamins
Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Potassium, Sodium, Iron, Magnesium, Niacin (Vitamin B3 or PP) and Phosphorus. Its seeds are anthelmintic.
Size
4 to 8 cm in diameter
Flowering
All year long
Fructification
All year long
Other names
- Maracudja et fruit de la passion (French),
- Parcha, granadilla (Spanish),
- Marakoudja (Creole)