About Banana Passion Flower
Passiflora tarminiana (or banana passionfruit) is a species of passionfruit. The yellow fruits are edible and their resemblance to small, straight bananas has given it the name banana passionfruit in some countries. It is native to the uplands of tropical South America and is now cultivated in many countries. In Hawaii and New Zealand it is now considered an invasive species. It was given the name banana passionfruit in New Zealand, where passionfruit are also prevalent. In Hawaii, it is called banana poka.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Passiflora tarminiana
- Genus
- Passiflora
- Family
- PASSIFLORACEAE
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Passifloraceae
Passionflower family
Banana Passion Flower belongs to the Passifloraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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