Passionfruit
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| Passion fruit | |
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| Ripe purple type from Australia and its cross section | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Passiflora |
| Species: | P. edulis |
| Binomial name | |
| Passiflora edulis Sims |
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Passionfruit are small, spherical fruit. It is purple when ripe,and green when unripe. The fruit contains many small, black seeds covered with the fruit's flesh. It is tart and sweet. The seeds can be eaten or used for various cooking recipes. Passion fruit is not a very common fruit in England but it is well liked.