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{{Short description|Species of vine}}
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{{Speciesbox
| name = Bell apple
| name = Bell apple
| image = Starr 980807-1610 Passiflora laurifolia.jpg
| image = Passiflora nitida.jpg
| image_capition = P.nitida fruit.
| image_caption = ''Passiflora nitida'' flowers
| image2 = Passiflora nitida fruit.jpg
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| image2_caption = ''Passiflora nitida'' fruit.
| unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
| genus = Passiflora
| unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]
| species = nitida
| unranked_ordo = [[Rosids]]
| authority = [[Charles Sigismund Kunth|Kunth.]]
| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
| familia = [[Passifloraceae]]
| genus = ''[[Passion flower|Passiflora]]''
| subgenus = ''Passiflora''
| species = '''''P. nitida'''''
| binomial = ''Passiflora nitida''
| binomial_authority = [[Charles Sigismund Kunth|Kunth.]]
}}
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'''''Passiflora nitida''''' ('''bell apple''') is a tasty, but relatively unknown [[Passiflora|passion fruit]]. It is similar to ''[[Passiflora laurifolia|P. laurifolia]]'', with orange-yellow fruits that have a sweet, succulent pulp. It is a fast growing tropical vine. Its flowers are blue and red, a bit like ''P. laurifolia'' and ''[[Passiflora quadrangularis|P. quadrangularis]]''. The fruits grow up to {{convert|4|cm}}. The exact hardiness in unknown, but it is tropical and should be protected from prolonged temperatures below {{convert|50|-|55|F|C}}. It is not frost hardy. ''Passiflora nitida'' is the cousin of almost all the ''[[Passiflora]]'' species like ''[[Passiflora actinia|P. actinia]]'', ''[[Passiflora flavicarpa|P. flavicarpa]]'', ''[[Passiflora loefgrenii|P. loefgrenii]]'' and so on. Its propagation is by seeds. The fruits are eaten fresh and reportedly quite good in flavor. The bell apple is a native to the [[Amazon jungle region]]. ''Passiflora nitida'' is also a useful fruit in a drink called [[Purple Passion]]. ''Passiflora nitida'' has one of the widest geographic ranges. It grows in the tropical lowlands from [[Costa Rica]] in the north and French Guiana in the northeast, through wide parts of [[Brazil]].
'''''Passiflora nitida''''', the '''bell apple''', is a tasty, but relatively unknown [[Passiflora|passion fruit]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Montefusco-Pereira |first=Carlos Victor |last2=de Carvalho |first2=Maria José |last3=de Araújo Boleti |first3=Ana Paula |last4=Teixeira |first4=Lorisa Simas |last5=Matos |first5=Humberto Reis |last6=Lima |first6=Emerson Silva |date=July 2013 |title=Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, and Hypoglycemic Effects of the Leaf Extract from Passiflora nitida Kunth |url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s12010-013-0271-6 |journal=Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology |language=en |volume=170 |issue=6 |pages=1367–1378 |doi=10.1007/s12010-013-0271-6 |issn=0273-2289}}</ref> It is similar to ''[[Passiflora laurifolia|P.&nbsp;laurifolia]]'', with orange-yellow fruits that have a sweet, succulent pulp. It is a fast-growing tropical vine. Its flowers are blue and red, a bit like ''P.&nbsp;laurifolia'' and ''[[Passiflora quadrangularis|P.&nbsp;quadrangularis]]''. The fruits grow up to {{convert|4|cm}}. The exact hardiness in unknown, but it is tropical and should be protected from prolonged temperatures below {{convert|50|-|55|F|C}}. It is not frost hardy. ''Passiflora&nbsp;nitida'' is the cousin of almost all the ''[[Passiflora]]'' species like ''[[Passiflora actinia|P.&nbsp;actinia]]'', ''[[Passiflora flavicarpa|P.&nbsp;flavicarpa]]'', ''[[Passiflora loefgrenii|P.&nbsp;loefgrenii]]'' and so on. Its propagation is by seeds. The fruits are eaten fresh and reportedly quite good in flavor. The bell apple is a native to the [[Amazon jungle region]]. ''Passiflora&nbsp;nitida'' is also a useful fruit in a drink called [[Purple Passion]]. ''Passiflora&nbsp;nitida'' has one of the widest geographic ranges. It grows in the tropical lowlands from [[Costa Rica]] in the north and French Guiana in the northeast, through wide parts of [[Brazil]].

==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:35, 4 November 2023

Bell apple
Passiflora nitida flowers
Passiflora nitida fruit.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Passiflora
Species:
P. nitida
Binomial name
Passiflora nitida

Passiflora nitida, the bell apple, is a tasty, but relatively unknown passion fruit.[1] It is similar to P. laurifolia, with orange-yellow fruits that have a sweet, succulent pulp. It is a fast-growing tropical vine. Its flowers are blue and red, a bit like P. laurifolia and P. quadrangularis. The fruits grow up to 4 centimetres (1.6 in). The exact hardiness in unknown, but it is tropical and should be protected from prolonged temperatures below 50–55 °F (10–13 °C). It is not frost hardy. Passiflora nitida is the cousin of almost all the Passiflora species like P. actinia, P. flavicarpa, P. loefgrenii and so on. Its propagation is by seeds. The fruits are eaten fresh and reportedly quite good in flavor. The bell apple is a native to the Amazon jungle region. Passiflora nitida is also a useful fruit in a drink called Purple Passion. Passiflora nitida has one of the widest geographic ranges. It grows in the tropical lowlands from Costa Rica in the north and French Guiana in the northeast, through wide parts of Brazil.

References

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  1. ^ Montefusco-Pereira, Carlos Victor; de Carvalho, Maria José; de Araújo Boleti, Ana Paula; Teixeira, Lorisa Simas; Matos, Humberto Reis; Lima, Emerson Silva (July 2013). "Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, and Hypoglycemic Effects of the Leaf Extract from Passiflora nitida Kunth". Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 170 (6): 1367–1378. doi:10.1007/s12010-013-0271-6. ISSN 0273-2289.