banana passionfruit (Passiflora tarminiana)

Family: Passifloraceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Found in South America, Passiflora tarminiana or commonly known as Banana Passionfruit is a high climbing vine characterized by hairy stems and petioles. The leaves are three-lobed and also hairy. The flowers are large and pink, hang downwards, and the base has pale green bracts. The deep yellow to orange, oblong, aromatic fruits are eaten raw or made into desserts or drinks.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

aromatic fruits are highly prized for their juice. — 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.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known in a truly wild location, the plant probably arose in cultivation. (Zone 10)