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Passiflora edulis Sims
Passion fruit
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Malpighiales | A broad group encompassing 16,000 species |
| Family | Passifloraceae | Named from passion flowers, also includes maypop and various trees, shrubs and vines |
| Genus | Passiflora | From Latin passio, “passion,” and flos, “flower” |
| Species | edulis | Edible, referring in the case of the iceplant to the fruit which is eaten in South Africa |
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Passiflora edulis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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6/26/2012 · By Jacquelyn Boyt 
6/26/2012 · By Jacquelyn Boyt
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