The passion fruit (Portuguese: maracujá and Spanish: maracuyá, both from the Tupimara kuya, lit. "fruit that serves itself" or "food in a cuia") and granadilla is the fruit of several plants in the genus Passiflora.[1][2] It is native to subtropical regions of South America from southern Brazil through Paraguay to northern Argentina.[1] The fruit is eaten for its pulp and seeds, and as a juice. The name passion fruit derives from 18th centuryChristianmissionaries who interpreted the flower as a religious symbol.
![The passion fruit (Portuguese: maracujá and Spanish: maracuyá, both from the Tupi mara kuya, lit. "fruit that serves itself" or "food in a cuia") and granadilla is the fruit of several plants in the genus Passiflora.[1][2] It is native to subtropical regions of South America from southern Brazil through Paraguay to northern Argentina.[1] The fruit is eaten for its pulp and seeds, and as a juice. The name passion fruit derives from 18th century Christian missionaries who interpreted the flower as a religious symbol.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bf8732_b7b77ecdef224feb9fb4e5a0759eeb0a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_554,h_554,al_c,q_80,enc_auto/bf8732_b7b77ecdef224feb9fb4e5a0759eeb0a~mv2.jpg)
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