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| name = ''Passiflora ligularis''
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| name = Sweet granadilla
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| image_caption = ''Passiflora ligularis'' fruit
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| lifespan = perennial
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| familia = [[Passifloraceae]]
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| genus = ''[[Passiflora]]''
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| features = flowers, fruit
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| species = '''''P. ligularis'''''
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| binomial = ''Passiflora ligularis''
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| binomial_authority = [[Adrien-Henri de Jussieu|A.Juss.]]
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| color = IndianRed
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| image = Passiflora ligularis Juss.jpg
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = Malpighiales
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| familia = Passifloraceae
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| genus = Passiflora
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| species = ligularis
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Passiflora ligularis, Juss. (P. Lowei, Heer). Woody below, tall,
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branchy: lvs. large, cordate, ovate- acuminate, neither lobed nor
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toothed: fls. solitary, the petals and sepals greenish, the corona
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white, with zones of red-purple: fr. as grown in S. Calif, described
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as oval, larger and more oblong than that of P. edulis, with a hard
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shell and buff- brown in color. Trop. Amer. B.M. 2967.—Young foliage
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has metallic hues.
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'''Sweet granadilla''' (or sometimes called or spelled '''Grenadia''') is one common name for ''Passiflora ligularis''.
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The roundish [[fruit]] is orange/yellow colored with small light markings, growing to about 7cm. The outer shell is hard, with a soft padding on the interior. The seeds, which are hard and black, are surrounded by a gelatinous sphere of aromatic transparent pulp. The pulp is the edible part, and has a strong acidic taste.
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:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Passiflora|genus page]].''
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===Propagation===
  
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'''Sweet granadilla''' (or sometimes called or spelled '''Grenadia''') is one common name for ''Passiflora ligularis''. The epithet ''ligularis'' comes from the plant's [[ligule|ligulate]] [[corolla]]e. It is native to the [[Andes]] Mountains between [[Bolivia]] and [[Venezuela]]. It grows as far south as northern [[Argentina]] and as far north as [[Mexico]]. Outside of its native range it grows in the tropical mountains of [[Africa]] and [[Australia]](where they are known as passionfruit). It likes climates ranging from 15° to 18° C and between 600 and 1000 mm of annual rain. It lives at altitudes ranging from 1700 to 2600 meters above sea level.
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They have abundant, simple leaves and greenish-white flowers.
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The [[fruit]] is orange to yellow colored with small light markings. It has a round shape with a tip ending in the stem. The fruit is between 6.5 and 8 cm long and between 5.1 and 7 cm in diameter. The outer shell is hard and slippery, and has soft padding on the interior to protect the seeds. The seeds, which are hard and black, are surrounded by a gelatinous sphere of transparent pulp. The pulp is the edible part of the fruit and has a strong acidic taste. It is very aromatic and contains [[vitamin]]s A, C, and K, [[phosphorus]], [[iron]], and [[calcium]].
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==Cultivars==
  
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The main producers are [[Peru]], [[Venezuela]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Brazil]], [[South Africa]], and [[Kenya]]. The main importers are the [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[Belgium]], [[Holland]], [[Switzerland]], and [[Spain]].
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==Gallery==
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Image:Granadillas.jpg|''Passiflora ligularis'' fruit
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Image:Upload.png| photo 2
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Image:Upload.png| photo 3
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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
 
==External links==
 
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*[http://jardin-mundani.info/passifloraceae/granadilla-dulce.jpg sweet granadilla image] from [http://www.jardin-mundani.com/English/index.htm Mundani Botanical Garden]
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*[http://jardin-mundani.info/passifloraceae/granadilla-dulce1.jpg sweet granadilla opened for consumption] from [http://www.jardin-mundani.com/English/index.htm Mundani Botanical Garden]
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Latest revision as of 00:06, 26 September 2009


Passiflora ligularis Juss.jpg


Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ full sun"full sun" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ◍ regular to moderate"regular to moderate" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Features: ✓ flowers, fruit
Scientific Names

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Read about Sweet granadilla in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Passiflora ligularis, Juss. (P. Lowei, Heer). Woody below, tall, branchy: lvs. large, cordate, ovate- acuminate, neither lobed nor toothed: fls. solitary, the petals and sepals greenish, the corona white, with zones of red-purple: fr. as grown in S. Calif, described as oval, larger and more oblong than that of P. edulis, with a hard shell and buff- brown in color. Trop. Amer. B.M. 2967.—Young foliage has metallic hues.


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Sweet granadilla (or sometimes called or spelled Grenadia) is one common name for Passiflora ligularis.

The roundish fruit is orange/yellow colored with small light markings, growing to about 7cm. The outer shell is hard, with a soft padding on the interior. The seeds, which are hard and black, are surrounded by a gelatinous sphere of aromatic transparent pulp. The pulp is the edible part, and has a strong acidic taste.

More information about this species can be found on the genus page.

Cultivation

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