Edible Fruits of the High Andes

Common name: Passionfruit
Quechua name: Purush
Spanish name: Granadilla silvestre
Scientific name: Passiflora trifoliata

The passionfruit plant is a climbing vine with big, bright pink flowers (4 centimeters in diameter). It grows entwined in trees. The fruits are greenish-yellow when ripe, oblong in shape, and 8 centimeters long. It is very common to find these fruits in the local markets. Kids like to put a little bit of sugar inside the fruits and eat them.