鸡蛋果属西番莲科,为多年生攀援植物,原产于巴西南部。斯里兰卡引进后把它当作水果栽培,植于海拔高的地区,或作为屋外屏障绿化植物等。人们经常可在海拔3000—6000英尺地方看到无人栽培处于野生状态的鸡蛋果。这种植物结大量的鸡蛋一样大小的光滑卵球形果实,成熟时紫色,以后果皮收缩,有许多皱纹。有时一年结果两次,主要结果季节为5—7月。 Egg fruit is passionflower, perennial climbing plant, native to southern Brazil. Sri Lanka after the introduction of it as a fruit cultivation, planted in the high altitude areas, or as a green plant outside the barrier. Often people see uncultivated wild eggplants at 3000-6000 feet above sea level. The plant knots a large number of eggs of the same size oval smooth fruit, purple when mature, after the pericarp contraction, there are many wrinkles. Sometimes twice a year, the main result season is May-July.