Sweet granadilla

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Passiflora ligularis Juss.jpg


Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: perennial
Cultivation
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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.

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