Granadilla

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Haiti, Trinidad, Venezuela, ", Dominican Republic

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Amygdalitis, Depurative, Diabetes, Foot

Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH, CALCIUM, CARBOHYDRATES

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Passifloraceae

Scientific name: Passiflora quadrangularis

Common names: Granadilla, Barbadine, Barbadini, Bate, Giant Granadilla, Giant granadilla, Giant granadilla (EN), Granadilla (ES), Kæmpe-granadil, Königs-Granadille (DE), Königs-Grenadille, Passiflore à quatre angles, Barbadine, Riesen-Grenadille, Tumbo, badea, barbadin

POWO: 675390-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Haiti, Trinidad, Venezuela, ", Dominican Republic, Elsewhere.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Amygdalitis
• Depurative
• Diabetes
• Foot
• Hoarseness
• Narcotic
• Nerves
• Neuralgia

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Haiti
• Trinidad
• Venezuela
• "
• Dominican Republic
• Elsewhere

Documented cultural uses

• Amygdalitis
• Depurative
• Diabetes
• Foot
• Hoarseness
• Narcotic
• Nerves
• Neuralgia
• Poison
• Sedative
• Sore(Throat)
• Uvulitis

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Amygdalitis · Haiti · "
• Depurative · Trinidad · "
• Diabetes · Trinidad · "
• Foot · Haiti · "
• Hoarseness · Haiti · "
• Narcotic · Venezuela · "
• Nerves · Haiti · "
• Neuralgia · Haiti · "
• Poison · Venezuela · "
• Poison · " · "
• Sedative · Haiti · "
• Sedative · Trinidad · "
• Sore(Throat) · Haiti · "
• Uvulitis · Haiti · "
• Cardiodepressant · Dominican Republic · "
• CNS depressant · Haiti · "
• Hypertension · Trinidad · "
• Arthritis · Haiti · "
• Calmative · Haiti · "
• Decongestant · Haiti · "
• Emollient · Venezuela · "
• Inflammation · Haiti · "
• Liver · Dominican Republic · "
• Sedative · Elsewhere · "

1 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Organic cultivation practices enhanced antioxidant activities and secondary metabolites in giant granadilla (Passiflora quadrangularis L.). · 2021 source ↗
• The sedative activity of flavonoids from Passiflora quadrangularis is mediated through the GABAergic pathway. · 2018 source ↗
• A set of two diastereomers of cyanogenic glycosides from Passiflora quadrangularis. · 2011 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ASCORBIC-ACID
• ASH
• CALCIUM
• CARBOHYDRATES
• BETA-CAROTENE
• FAT
• FIBER
• HCN
• IRON
• KILOCALORIES
• PASSIFLORINE
• PHOSPHORUS
• PROTEIN
• THIAMIN
• WATER
• NIACIN

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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