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
Purple-crowned lorikeet Purple-crowned lorikeet The purple-crowned lorikeet ("Parvipsitta porphyrocephala"), (also known as the porphyry-crowned lorikeet, zit parrot, blue-crowned lorikeet, purple-capped lorikeet lory, lorikeet, and purple-capped parakeet) is a lorikeet found in scrub and mallee of southern Australia. It is a small lorikeet distinguished by a purple crown, an orange forehead and ear-coverts, and a light blue chin and chest. The purple-crowned lorikeet was described by Lionel Dietrichsen in 1837 as "Trichoglossus porphyrocephalus". His first description in 1832 used the name "Psittacus purpureus", a name preoccupied by a description of another species. The specific epithet derived from the Ancient Greek words "porphuros" "purple"