紫果西番莲(Passiflora edulis Sims)又名鸡蛋果,1956年从印尼引入厦门地区,经世代繁殖,已推广到闽东南、闽东和浙江温州地区,成为理想的庭园观赏植物。自引种以来,适应性、生长、繁衍均表现良好。其花大而美丽,花形奇特,果瓤柔软多汁,气味芳香,拌以白糖和冰水,为优质芳香可口的清凉饮料,博得人们的喜爱。种子榨油供食用和制油漆。据报道,叶、根或全草有消炎止痛,活血散淤,兴奋强壮功效,近年来又试用治疗瘫痪和心脏病,是一种很有发展前途的经济植物资源。 Passiflora edulis Sims, also known as egg fruit, was introduced into Xiamen from Indonesia in 1956 and multiplied by generation. It has been extended to southeastern Fujian, eastern Fujian and Wenzhou in Zhejiang Province and has become an ideal garden ornamental plant. Since the introduction, adaptability, growth, reproduction are performed well. Its large and beautiful flowers, peculiar flowers, fruit juicy soft, fragrant, mixed with sugar and ice water, for the high-quality delicious aromatic soft drinks, won the people’s favorite. Seed oil for food and paint system. It is reported that leaves, roots or the whole plant has anti-inflammatory analgesic, blood silt, excited strong effect, in recent years and try to treat paralysis and heart disease, is a promising economic plant resources.