Passiflora quadrangularis, the giant granadilla, barbadine (Trinidad), grenadine (Haiti), giant tumbo or badea (Spanish pronunciation:[baˈðe.a]), is a species of plant in the family Passifloraceae. It produces the largest fruit of any species within the genus Passiflora.[2] It is a perennial climber native to the Neotropics, Despite the Granadilla in its Name, it is not a true Passionfruit
Description
Passiflora quadrangularis flower
It is a vigorous, tender evergreen perennial climber with nodding red flowers, each surrounded by white and purple filaments. It has smooth, cordate, ovate or acuminate leaves; petioles bearing from 4 to 6 glands; an emetic and narcotic root; scented flowers; and a large, oblong fruit, up to 12 inches (30 cm) in length.[3] containing numerous seeds, embedded in a subacid edible pulp.[4]
The fruit juice of the badea is used as a beverage. In some parts of Sri Lanka the fruit, where it is known as ටං ටිං ([tʌŋtIŋ]), රට පුහුල් or ටුං ටුං,[5] is cooked as a vegetable curry, and the seeds are consumed as a snack or used to extract juice.
A tea is made from the leaves which is used for high blood pressure and diabetes. A drink and ice-cream are made from the fruit.[6]
Ornamental
Passiflora quadrangularis is also grown as an ornamental. Requiring a minimum temperature of 8 °C (46 °F), in temperate zones it must be grown under glass. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7][8]
^Boning, Charles R. (2006). Florida's Best Fruiting Plants: Native and Exotic Trees, Shrubs, and Vines. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. p. 169.
^Williams, C. N.; et al. (1980). Tree and Field Crops of the Wetter Regions of the Tropics. London: The Longman Group. p. 125.
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