Banana passion flower
Passiflora tarminiana

Family: Passifloraceae

What it is like

A vine. The flowers are large and pink and hang down. The fruit are banana like.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. Tasmania Herbarium.

Countries/locations it is found in

Andes, Australia, Bolivia, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Hawaii, Mexico, New Zealand, North America, Pacific, Peru, South Africa, Southern Africa, South America, Tasmania, USA, Venezuela

How it is used for food

It is cultivated.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Badea, Curuba, Gullan, Plataforma, Taksu, Tumbo

Synonyms

Possibly Passiflora tripartita var. mollissima;