A Granadilla is any of several species of plants of the genus Passiflora, e.g.:
- the giant granadilla, also known as badea (Passiflora quadrangularis)
- the sweet granadilla, known in Spanish simply as granadilla (Passiflora ligularis)
- the granadilla (South African English for passion fruit, Passiflora edulis)
The name granadilla is derived from the Spanish-language noun granadilla, which was originally the diminutive of granada (pomegranate/Punica granatum), the name of another plant with similar fruits and similar tasting seeds that is not closely |
