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Passion Fruit (jumhooreemeyvaa)

The passion fruit or passioflora edulis comes from passiofloraceae family. The purple and yellow passion fruit varieties have trilobed leaves 4-7 In. long with finely-toothed margins.These two varieties are available in Sun Island. The purple passion fruit bears dark-purple or nearly black, rounded or egg-shaped fruit about 2 in long, weighing 30-45 g . Fruit of the yellow passion fruit is deep yellow and similar in shape but slightly longer than the purple passion fruit. Fruits contain numerous small, black wedge-shaped seeds that are individually surrounded by deep orange-colored sacs that contain the juice, the edible part of the fruit. Both are dull white with very deep blue centers. Passion fruit juice is a good source of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and carotenoids (vitamin A). It is rich-flavored and strongly, but pleasantly aromatic. The undiluted juice is highly concentrated but is an excellent additive to other fruit juices if water and sugar are added. The juice makes an excellent jelly, pie filling or cake frosting. You will have fresh passion fruit available in the buffets. Maldivians consume the leaves fried or in green salads.





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- Banana (Faiykeyo gas)
- Bilimbi (Bilamagu)
- Bougainvillea (Dhaahiliyyaamaa)
- Breadfruit (Bambukeyo)
- Cape Gooseberry (Muraaki)
- Coconut (Dhivehi Ruh)
- Curry Leaves (Hikandhi Faiy)
- Custard Apple (Dhivehi Atha)
- Flamboyant Tree (Reethigas)
- Frangipani (Gulchampa)
- Ginger Thomas (Bokarumaa)
- Guava (Feyru)
- Guettarda speciosa (Uni)
- Helianthus debilis ( Lanka Mirihi)
- Henna (Heena Fai)
- Hibiscus (Saima)
- Jamaica cherry (Jeymu)
- Jamaican Mountain Sage (Lantana Camara)
- Jasmine ( Huvandhu Maa)
- Lemon Grass
- Lime (Lumbo)
- Madagascan Periwinkle (Malikuruvaa)
- Mango (Anbu)
- Noni Fruit (Ahivah)
- Papaya (Falho)
- Passion Fruit (Jumhooreemevaa)
- Poinciana pulcherrima L. (Fathanguma)
- Queen of the night ( Husnuheena )
- Rampe
- Sapodilla (Sabudheli)
- Scaevola sericea ( Magoo)
- Scewpine (Maa/Boa Kashikeyo)
- Sea Hibiscus (Dhigga)
- Tamarind (Helenbeli)
- Taro (Olhu Ala)

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