Passiflora aurantia
G. Forst.
Red Passion Flower, Pink passionflower
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
Fruit - raw[397. Not especially palatable. Insipid. The pulp surrounding the seeds is eaten. The ellipsoid, purplish fruit is around 30 - 50mm in diameter.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in coastal scrub and on the edge of rainforests. It grows in acidic soils and sands. It can grow in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions. It needs well drained soils. It does best with light shade. They can stand some frost.
American Samoa, Australia*, Fiji, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu,
How to Identify
A climber which climbs by tendrils. It is slender with wiry stems. The leaves are small. They are 2-10 cm long by 2-8 cm wide. They are deep green. The leaves have 3 lobes. The flowers are 11 cm across. The flowers are white when they open but turn red. The fruit are 3-5 cm long by 2-4.5 cm wide. The are almost round and pale green. They become purplish when ripe.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Passiflora aurantia, the orange-petaled passion flower, is a species in the family Passifloraceae which produces edible but not particularly palatable fruit. It is native to New Caledonia and Australia.
Production
It grows rapidly. It is short lived.
Notes
There are about 400 Passiflora species.
Names & Synonyms
Norfolk Island Passionfruit, Blunt-leaved passionfruit
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