The passion fruit is so called because it is one of the many species of passion flower, the English translation of the Latin genus
name, Passiflora, and may be spelled "passion fruit", "passionfruit", or "passion-fruit". Around 1700, the name was given by
missionaries in Brazil as an educational aid while trying to convert the indigenous inhabitants to Christianity; its name was
flor das cinco chagas or "flower of the five wounds" to illustrate the crucifixion of Christ and his resurrection, with other
plant components also named after an emblem in the Passion of Jesu
name, Passiflora, and may be spelled "passion fruit", "passionfruit", or "passion-fruit". Around 1700, the name was given by
missionaries in Brazil as an educational aid while trying to convert the indigenous inhabitants to Christianity; its name was
flor das cinco chagas or "flower of the five wounds" to illustrate the crucifixion of Christ and his resurrection, with other
plant components also named after an emblem in the Passion of Jesu