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YELLOW PASSION FRUIT [3 records]

Record 1 2019-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

The yellow passionfruit was introduced into Fiji from Hawaii in 1950, was distributed to farmers in 1960 and became the basis of a small juice-processing industry.

OBS

Although not a distinct species from the purple passion fruit, the lilikoi is a slightly larger fruit, with bright yellow skin and tarter pulp. Most other characteristics of the vine and fruit are similar to the purple passion fruit.

OBS

yellow passionfruit: common name also used to refer to the Passiflora ligularis species.

Key term(s)
  • yellow passion fruit
  • golden passion fruit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Arboriculture fruitière
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Le fruit de la grenadille jaune, qui a une peau jaune clair à jaune doré, est plus gros que celui de la grenadille. Il est également plus acide, et selon les amateurs, moins parfumé, ce qui le destine plus en général à la transformation en jus.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec Passiflora ligularis.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Crops
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

The wild passionflower, passion vine, or maypop(P. incarnata), climbing 10 to 30 ft. high, with pink and white flowers 1 1/2-3 in. across, and a yellow, berrylike, edible fruit, 1 1/2-2 in. long, is found from Maryland to Florida and Texas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes industrielles
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Très belle plante grimpante de 3 à 9 m de hauteur, vivace à tige ligneuse, striée longitudinalement, à écorce grisâtre, tirant au pourpre, légèrement pubescente sur les jeunes pousses.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
CONT

Passion fruit juice is produced from fresh and clean passion fruits. It is a product completely homogeneous and 100% pure, pasteurized and aseptically filled. It possesses a gold yellow to orange color and full natural flavor of passion fruit, free from all off flavours and off-odors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bebidas
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