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Passiflora edulis is a vine species of passion flower that is native to Paraguay , Brazil and northeastern Argentina ( Corrientes and Misiones provinces). Common names include Passion Fruit' , Granadilla (South America), Liliko ʻ i ( Hawaiian ), Magrandera Shona (Zimbabwe), and Lạc tiên , Chanh dây or Chanh leo ( Vietnamese ) .
It is cultivated commercially in frost-free areas for its fruit and is widely grown in India , Sri Lanka , New Zealand , the Caribbean , Brazil, Colombia , Ecuador , Indonesia , Peru , California , Florida , Haiti , Hawaii , Australia , East Africa , Mexico , Israel and South Africa .
The passion fruit is round to oval, yellow or dark purple at maturity, with a soft to firm, juicy interior filled with numerous seeds. The fruit can be grown to eat or for its juice, which is often added to other fruit juices to enhance the aroma.
The fruit shown are mature for juicing and culinary use. For eating right out of the fruit, allow the fruit to wrinkle for a few days to raise the sugar levels and enhance the flavor.
A vine with 2" white flowers with purple and white filaments, edible 3" purple fruit; cultivated for its fruit in the subtropics; native to Brazil and naturalized in many warm areas.