Fetid passionflower vs Sweet granadilla

Passiflora foetida compared with Passiflora ligularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fetid passionflower	Sweet granadilla
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family same	Passifloraceae	Passifloraceae
Genus same	Passiflora	Passiflora
Species	Passiflora foetida	Passiflora ligularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Fetid passionflower and Sweet granadilla share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Passiflora.

Conservation Status

Fetid passionflower

LC — Least Concern

Sweet granadilla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fetid passionflower	Sweet granadilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fetid passionflower

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (13 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Sweet granadilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Indonesia, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Samoa), and South America (Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇸🇻 El Salvador 🇬🇹 Guatemala 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇺🇸 United States