Passiflora Ligularis Seeds

Description

Passiflora ligularis, commonly known as the sweet granadilla or grenadia, is a plant species in the genus Passiflora. The epithet ligularis comes from the plant’s ligulate corollae. It is native to the Andes Mountains, mainly Peru, it grows as far south as northern Argentina and as far north as Mexico. Outside of its native range it grows in the tropical mountains of Africa and Australia (where they are known as passionfruit or Granadilla), and is now common in local markets of Papua New Guinea, where it is known as ‘sugar fruit’.