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Badea (other)
Badea (''Passiflora quadrangularis'') is a species of plant. Badea may also refer to: Romanian name * Alexandra Badea (born 1998), Romanian handballer * Alexandru Badea (1938–1986), Romanian footballer * Alin Badea (born 1988), Romanian sabre fencer * Bela Badea, Romanian chess player * Christian Badea (born 1947), Romanian-American opera and symphonic conductor * Doina Badea (1940-1977), Romanian singer of popular music * Ioana Badea (born 1964), Romanian rower * Ionuț Badea (born 1975), Romanian footballer and manager * Liana Badea (born 1989), Romanian female volleyball player * Mircea Badea (born 1974), Romanian satirist and media personality * Pavel Badea (born 1967), Romanian footballer * Stelian Badea (born 1958), Romanian footballer * Tony Badea (born 1974), Romanian-Canadian boxer * Valentin Badea (born 1982), Romanian footballer * Viorel Badea (born 1968), Romanian politician * Badea Cârțan, nickname of Gheorghe Cârțan (1849–1911), Romanian shepherd and indep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badea
''Passiflora quadrangularis'', the giant granadilla, barbadine (Trinidad), grenadine (Haiti), giant tumbo or badea (), is a species of plant in the family Passifloraceae. It produces the largest fruit of any species within the genus ''Passiflora''. It is a perennial climber native to the Neotropical realm, Neotropics. Description It is a vigorous, tender evergreen perennial climber with nodding red flowers, each surrounded by white and purple filaments. It has smooth, cordate, ovate or acuminate leaves; Petiole (botany), petioles bearing from 4 to 6 glands; an emetic and narcotic root; scented flowers; and a large, oblong fruit, up to 12 inches (30 cm) in length. containing numerous seeds, embedded in a wikt:subacid, subacid edible pulp. Uses The badea is sometimes grown in greenhouses. The fruits of several other species of Passiflora are eaten. ''Passiflora laurifolia, P. laurifolia'' is the water lemon and ''Passiflora maliformis, P. maliformis'' the sweet calabash of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
