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Passiflora tarminiana

Climber

HomeClimberPassiflora tarminiana

Not known in a truly wild location, the plant probably arose in cultivation.

Family: Passifloraceae
Height: 10 m / 33 ft
Sun, Semi-shade
Medium and Heavy Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

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

Native Habitat

banana passionfruit, banana poka Passiflora tarminiana native habitat is Not known in a truly wild location, the plant probably arose in cultivation.

Edible Uses

Fruit - eaten raw or used in ice creams, fruit salads, pies, jellies, to make drinks etc. The yellow, oblong, aromatic fruits are highly prized for their juice. The fruit is about 100 - 140mm long and 35 - 45mm wide. The fruits of this species are a deep yellow to orange colour, the pulp is less aromatic and tart than the flesh of the pale yellow fruits of Passiflora tripartita mollissima, but is also somewhat inferior in flavour

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