What are the characteristics of passionflower? A comprehensive guide
Passionflower is a fragrant and delicious fruit, known as the "king of juices," and is loved by many people. Today let's get to know this magical plant, and let's all learn something new together.
The family and genus of passionflower
Passionflower is a perennial evergreen climbing woody vine belonging to the family Passifloraceae and the genus Passiflora.
Other names for passionflower
Passionflower is also called maypop, Brazilian fruit, vine peach, passion fruit, zhuanxinlian, xi yang ju, zhuanzhilian, yang suan qie hua, and shiji cao.
The origin of passionflower
It is cultivated in Guangxi, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and other places in China, and sometimes grows wild. It is native to South America. It is commonly cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions.
Morphological characteristics of passionflower
The stem of passionflower is cylindrical and slightly angular, hairless; the leaves are papery, heart-shaped at the base, palmately 5-parted, with the middle lobe ovate-oblong, the lateral lobes slightly smaller, hairless, and entire.
The cyme is reduced to only 1 flower, opposite the tendril; the flower is large, pale green, and the flowering period is from May to July.
The berry is ovate-globose to nearly globose, orange-yellow or yellow when ripe; seeds are numerous, obcordate, about 5 mm long.
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