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Passiflora quadrangularis

Climber

HomeClimberPassiflora quadrangularis

Flood plains in the rainforests.

Family: Passifloraceae
Height: 15 m / 50 ft
Sun, Semi-shade
Medium and Heavy Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 4 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 2 of 5
Other Uses: 0 of 5

Native Habitat

Giant Granadilla, Badea Passiflora quadrangularis native habitat is Flood plains in the rainforests.

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw, cooked or used to make drinks. Sweetly acid. Very palatable. The largest fruit of the genus, it is up to 30cm long and has a mild, melon-like flavour. The immature fruit is used as a vegetable - it can be steamed or boiled or added to soups. The thick rind of the fruit is cooked in various ways and used as a vegetable. The fruit is often used to made juices. The roots of old plants are baked or roasted and eaten like yams (Dioscorea spp). Some caution is advised, since the raw root is narcotic and poisonous.

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