Purple granadilla vs maracujá-açú

Passiflora edulis compared with Passiflora alata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Purple granadilla	maracujá-açú
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 edulis	Passiflora alata

Evolutionary Relationship

Purple granadilla and maracujá-açú share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Passiflora.

Conservation Status

Purple granadilla

NE — Not Evaluated

maracujá-açú

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Purple granadilla	maracujá-açú
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Purple granadilla

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

maracujá-açú

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador