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[[File:Flowers of Passiflora edulis.jpg|thumb|right|'''Passiflora edulis''']]
'''Passiflora edulis''' or is passion fruit is a vine species of passion flower native to southern Brazil through Paraguay and northern Argentina. It is cultivated commercially in tropical and subtropical areas for its sweet, seedy fruit, commonly called passion fruit. The fruit is a pepo, a type of berry, round to oval, either yellow or dark purple at maturity, with a soft to firm, juicy interior filled with numerous seeds. The fruit is both eaten and juiced, the juice often added to other fruit juices to enhance aroma.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Anxiety}}, {{Uses|Adjustment disorder}}, {{Uses|Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)Hyperactivity}}, {{Uses|PainJoint pain}}, {{Uses|Fibromyalgia}}, {{Uses|Heart failure}}.
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
Luteolin (1), Apigenin (2), Luteolin 6-C-glucoside (3), Apigenin 6-C-glucoside (4), Three benzenoids, Vanillic acid (5), P-hydroxybenzoic acid (6), and Syringic acid (7), One quinol, 4-acetyl-3, 5-dimethoxy-p-quinol (8).<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Gadiyaarada hoo, Jumaki hoo, Kadamba hannu|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Passion Fruit, Edible Passion Flower, Passion flower, Purple granadilla}}
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|round Round in outline| perennial Perennial vine; tendrils are borne in leaf axils, and have a red or purple hue when young.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual||green Green sepals and 5 white petals||The flower has 5 oblong. The sepals and petals are 4-6mm in length and form a fringe. The base of the flower is a rich purple with 5 stamens, an ovary, and a branched style}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Simple Fruit|ovoidOvoid|The fruit is 4—7.5 cm in diameter; purple fruits are smaller, weighing around 35 grams, while yellow fruits are closer to 80 grams. The smooth, leathery rind is 9–13 mm thick, including a thick layer of pith.|arkArk-purple with fine white specks to light yellow.|}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
Passion fruit is widely grown in tropical and semitropical regions of the world.In the United States, it is grown in Florida, Hawaii, and California. They generally have to be protected from frost, although certain cultivars have survived light frosts after heavy pruning of affected areas.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==External Links==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passiflora_edulis Passiflora edulison wikipedia.org]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category: Passifloraceae]]