passion fruit

Local name Sukontharot (Bangkok)

Common name

Yellow Granadilla/ Water Lemon/ Belle Apple/ Vinegar Pear/ Jamaica Honey-suckle/ passion fruit

Scientific name: Passiflora edulis Sims.

Passiflora diaden Vell.

Passiflora gratissima A. St.-Hil.

Passiflora incarnata L.

Passiflora iodocarpa Barb. Rodr.

Passiflora middletoniana J. Paxton

Passiflora pallidiflora Bertol.

Passiflora picroderma Barb. Rodr.

Family name PASSIFLORACEAE

Botanical characteristics

A creeping herbaceous plant with clinging hands. It can climb up to 12 m.

Leaves are single, deeply lobed, finger-shaped, with 3 lobes. Hands are used to stick out in the leaf axils.

The flowers are single, large, with 3 layers of petals. The outer layer is 3 light green sepals. The 2nd layer has the base of the petals connected together to form a cylinder. The tip has 5 lobes. The back is green. The front is white and purple. The inner petals are 5, white. The third layer is a special structure called a corona between the layers of petals and stamens. Line-like Stacked in two layers The base is dark purple with a white tip. There are 5 stamens at the base of the ovary. 3 pistils. The top of the pistil is kidney-shaped.

Fruit: oval to oval. Diameter 4-7 cm. Young fruit is green with white freckles. When ripe, it will be a soft yellow color.

Seeds: numerous, oval, dark brown or black, 5-6 mm in size. Each seed is covered with a placenta containing a thick yellow liquid. Inside the fruit there is a lot of water. The fruits and seeds are edible and have a sour taste.

Ecological conditions

outdoor

ecological conditions

Found at an altitude of 900 m above mean sea level.

Place of origin

South America

Distribution

South America, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina

Planting and propagation

Plant seeds

Utilization type

food, ornamental plants, economic crops

The mature fruit is squeezed to drink water and make juice. Reduce fat in the blood vessels

Origin : https://www.royalparkrajapruek.org/Plants