Passiflora edulis (Purple granadilla, Passion
fruit) Life
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Passiflora edulis, Zona Tea Estates, near
Mount Selinda, Zimbabwe. [photos Bart Wursten ©, Flora of Zimbabwe] |
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Passiflora edulis, John Meikle Forestry
Estate, Stapleford, Zimbabwe. [photo Bart Wursten ©, Flora of Zimbabwe] |
Native to Brazil. Cultivated for its fruit but has become
naturalised in the region.
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