Passion fruit, original name: egg fruit, alias: pomegranate, purple fruit passionfruit, Latin name: Passiflora
edulis
Sims
Passiflora family, Passifloraceae, Passiflora genus herbaceous vines, stems finely striped, glabrous. Leaves papery, middle lobe ovate, lateral lobes ovate-oblong, margins of lobes with inwardly curved glandular apical serrulations, outside apical 1-angled appendages; inner corona nonfringed, apically entire or irregularly lacerate, yellowish green; ovary obovoid, compressed rod-shaped, stigma reniform. Berry ovoid, glabrous, purple when ripe; seeds numerous, ovate. Native to the Greater and Lesser Antilles, now widely planted in tropical and subtropical areas. The fruit can be eaten raw or used as a vegetable or fodder. The pulp is juicy, and can be made into a fragrant and delicious drink by adding calcium bicarbonate and sugar. The medicine has the effect of excitement and strength.
Egg fruit (scientific name: Passiflora
edulia
Sims), also known as passion fruit, is a herbaceous vine of the genus Passiflora in the Passiflora family, about 6 meters long; the stem is finely striped and glabrous; the petals are 5, as long as the sepals; the base is light green, the middle is purple, and the top is white, and the berry is ovoid, 3 to 4 centimeters in diameter and glabrous. berry ovoid, 3-4 cm across, glabrous, purple when ripe; seeds numerous, ovate. Flowering in June, fruiting in November.
It occurs in the jungles of valleys at altitudes of 180 to 1900 meters. It is native to the Antilles and widely planted in tropical and subtropical areas. There are two main categories: purple fruit and yellow fruit. Plant life expectancy is about 20 years, and economic life expectancy is generally 8 to 10 years.
The fruit can be eaten raw or as vegetables and fodder. The medicine has the effect of excitement and strength. The pulp is juicy and can be added to calcium bicarbonate and sugar to make a flavorful drink, and can also be used to add in other drinks to improve the quality of the drink. The seeds are pressed for oil, which can be used for food and for making soap and paint. The flowers are large and beautiful, without fragrance, and can be used as ornamental plants in gardens. In other regions outside of China, the egg fruit has a "king of juice", "money tree" and so on.