Passion fruit

Passion fruits, are one of the passion flowers, which are plants of the genus Passiflora. Passifloras are native to tropical and sub-tropical America.

The members of this genus produce beautiful flowers that are extensively cultivated, even outside their natural range. Passiflora edulis is also cultivated for its fruit, and is extensively grown in the Caribbean and south Florida.

External links

• The Passiflora Society International

agency to promote and inform

• botanical information
• Passiflora online
• [1] ''Passifloras are host plants to several butterfly species, including the Gulf Fritillary whose life cycle is pictured here
• Passiflora edulis/ P. edulis flavicarpa Passifloraceae