Banana passion fruit (Passiflora tripartita)
Description
The tripartite Passionflower , also known as Curuba or tumbo , is a climbing plant of the family Passifloraceae , native to the Andes Mountains in Peru , where it grows along the coast or in the greenhouse and in the forest, differing in size and flavor depending on the area. It also grows in Bolivia , Ecuador , Colombia , Brazil and recently was introduced in Chile , where it grows in areas with piovosito- between 800 and 1,500 mm annual and altitudes between 2000 and 3200 m above sea level .Climbing plant from the round stem, striatum and velvety of approximately 6 m in length, angular branches and leaves lobed, dark green, with yellow hairs on the surface. The flower is pink with a tube of 4-10 cm in length and bell-shaped cup. Seafood oblong with pericarp soft, yellow color when ripe, 6-15 cm long and 3.5-5 cm in diameter and a weight between 100 and 800 g. The seeds have an edible fleshy covering, succulent, sweet, orange, are used to produce juices and ice cream.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Malpighiales
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Family: Passifloraceae
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Genus: Passiflora
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