Banana Passionfruit Fruit

We are officially now in Autumn, and the banana passionfruit fruit is maturing 'nicely'. The pulp, complete with seeds, is very attractive to rats and birds. The seeds pass through their digestive tracts and are spread and propogated in the forest.

This fruit is still maturing on the vine. Note the vine on the right of the picture.

This fruit is fully ripe and will eventually fall to the ground.

The inside of a ripe fruit showing the edible pulp complete with seeds.

An empty fruit shell on the ground - probably eaten by a ground dwelling pest sutch as a rat or a mouse.

The picture above shows the vine's stems as they enter the ground. Note that after this picture was taken the stems were cut and poisoned.