Passiflora edulis




Family Passifloraceae
Scientific name Passiflora edulis Sims
Synonyms Passiflora diaden Vellozo; Passiflora edulis Sims forma flavicarpa O. Degener; Passiflora edulis Sims var. pomifera (M. Roemer) Masters; Passiflora edulis Sims var. rubricaulis (Jacquin f.) Masters; Passiflora edulis Sims var. verrucifera (Lindley) Masters; Passiflora gratissima A. St.-Hilaire; Passiflora incarnata L.; Passiflora iodocarpa Barbosa-Rodrigues; Passiflora middletoniana Paxton; Passiflora minima Blanco; Passiflora pallidiflora Bertoloni; Passiflora picroderma Barbosa-Rodrigues; Passiflora pomifera M. Roemer; Passiflora rigidula Jacquin f.; Passiflora rubricaulis Jacquin; Passiflora vernicosa Barbosa-Rodrigues; Passiflora verrucifera Lindley
Common name (English common name) purple granadilla, grenadella, passion fruit
(Japanese common name) passion fruit (パッションフルーツ), kudamomo-tokei-sou (クダモノトケイソウ, 果物時計草 [meaning: fruits watch weed])
Distribution Brazil, Ecuador, Argentina, Paraguay
Reference Passiflora edulis Sims
Passiflora edulis Sims
Passiflora edulis
Passiflora edulis Sims
Oxathiane and oxathiolane derivatives as perfuming agents (US Patent 4220561/1980)
Heterocyclic derivatives as flavoring agents (US Patent 4262030/1981)
Use of 3-acylthiohexyl esters as aroma and odoriferous substances (US Patent 5830846/1998)
Organoleptic compound and composition (US Patent 5837671/1998)
Aspartic acid derivative-containing compositions and use thereof in stimulating and/or regulating plant and plant precursor growth (US Patent 6444614/2002)
Mercapto-alkanol flavor compounds (US Patent 6610346/2003)
Production of polygalacturonides and their use as food additives (US Patent 6696554/2004)
Ethylene receptor gene from Glycine max and its use (US Patent 7105654/2006)
Extracts of passion fruit and uses thereof (US Patent 7390517/2008)
Compositions and methods for the induction and maintenance of quality sleep (US Patent 7476405/2009)
Low trans-fatty acid fats and fat compositions and methods of making same (US Patent 7498453/2009)



May 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
May 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



May 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden