About Passiflora tripartita (Juss.) Poir.
Passiflora tripartita, commonly known as banana passionfruit, is native to Andean valleys ranging from Venezuela to Bolivia. Cultures across western South America have domesticated and cultivated this species since pre-Columbian times. Today, it remains widely cultivated, and its fruit is regularly sold in local markets. In California, the vine is grown as an ornamental plant under the name "soft leaf passionflower". It is also cultivated to a limited extent in Hawaii, Madeira, and the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. When ripe, its fruit is yellow-orange, and holds sweet, edible orange-colored pulp with black seeds. Until recently, P. tripartita var. mollissima and P. tarminiana were both classified as a single species: P. mollissima.
