Passion fruit (Portuguese: maracujá; Spanish: maracuyá) comes from passion flower vines, plants of the genus Passiflora, native to tropical and sub-tropical America. The members of this genus produce beautiful flowers that are extensively cultivated outside their natural range.
Passiflora edulis is cultivated commercially in the Caribbean, Brazil, south Florida, Hawaii, Australia (where it is always spelled passionfruit) and South Africa (where it is called grenadilla) for its fruit. The passion fruit of commerce is round to ovoid, yellow or dark purple at maturity, with a smooth skin and mushy interior filled with numerous seeds. The fruit is grown for its juice, which is usually added to other fruit juices to add aroma.
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