PASSIFLORA EDULIS

Plant Name: PASSIFLORA EDULIS

English Name: Passion Flower

Local Name: Not available

Family: Passifloraceae


Uses:
The pulp of the fruit is stimulant and tonic. An agreeable cooling taste, somewhat like an orange with a mixture of acid. The ripe aromatic fruit is allowed to wrinkle and develop sweetness, it is then eaten raw, juiced, made into a syrup or used in sauces, cakes etc. An edible oil is obtained from the see.