Passion fruit (fruit) Passion fruit (fruit) The passion fruit is the fruit of a number of plants in the "Passiflora" family. Edible passion fruits can be divided into three main types: There's also sweet granadilla ("Passiflora ligularis"). Passion fruits are round or oval. They can be yellow, red, purple, and green. The fruits have a juicy edible center composed of a large number of seeds. The fruit is a source of carbohydrates, carotene, vitamin C, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper, fiber, and protein. The part of the fruit that is used (eaten) is the pulpy juicy seeds. Passion fruits can also be squeezed
American purple gallinule or they will make a deep bow as they approach each other. American purple gallinule This article is on the New-World purple gallinule ("Porphyrio martinicus"), not the Old-World purple gallinule which is the Purple swamphen ("Porphyrio porphyrio"). The purple gallinule ("Porphyrio martinicus") is a swamphen since it has the genus "Porphyrio". They are in the order Gruiformes, which means "crane-like", and within the order there are cranes, rails, and crakes. The purple gallinule is a rail species which places them into the family, Rallidae. They are also known locally as the yellow-legged gallinule. The specific name "martinica" denotes "of Martinique".