- Rambusa [Passiflora foetida] is often also called mini passion fruit. This is because it is still related to passion fruit [ Passiflora edulis ] .
- Rambusa is a climbing plant with a length of 1.5-5 m. Has a winding tool that sticks out like a spiral. This is what causes it to spread easily in trees.
- The fruit is round like a marble, sometimes slightly oval. The fruit diameter is 1.5-3 cm . The skin of the fruit is green when unripe and turns yellow when ripe. The fruit is covered in fibers with many hairs.
- Rambusa fruit is widely used because it contains calcium, iron, antioxidants, minerals and Vitamin C.
The Nangagete River has clear water. Several children from Wairbou village, Nebe Village, Maumere City, walked along the river while holding forest "grapes".
"It tastes sweet. "A lot of it grows wild on the riverbank," explained Yuliano Fransiskus [11], when meeting Indonesia , Sunday [3/3/2024].
Rambusa [ Passiflora foetida ], the fruit in question grows wild in bushes, forests, coastlines, and even on the side of roads.
Not only in villages, these vines are also found on bidara trees in Maumere City, the capital of Sikka Regency, NTT.
“The fruit is sticky. "It's usually yellow when it's ripe," explained Maria Wiloborda, a resident of Wairotang Village, Maumere.
In the Big Indonesian Dictionary of the Ministry of Education and Culture's Language Development and Development Agency [BPPB], it is explained that rambusa is a climbing plant, the flowers and fruit of which are strikingly colored. The fruit is small, round, bright yellow and is often eaten by children because of its attractive shape.
"During the rainy season it grows a lot, while during the dry season it is almost rarely seen," said Maria.
Mini passion fruit
Rambusa is a climbing plant with a length of 1.5-5 m. Has a winding tool that sticks out like a spiral. This is what causes it to spread easily in trees.
Quoted from Wetlands Indonesia , the leaves are yellowish green to light green, shiny as if they have a layer of sticky wax.
“The flowers are purple in the middle and the edges are bright white.”
The fruit is round like a marble, sometimes slightly oval. The fruit diameter is 1.5-3 cm. The skin of the fruit is green when unripe and turns yellow when ripe. The fruit is covered in fibers with many hairs.
Inside the fruit, there are many black seeds covered in a clear covering fluid.
“This plant originates from America and spreads in tropical regions. In Indonesia, it grows wild."
In Indonesia , rambusa, nicknamed mini passion fruit, has a number of names. Ceplukan fruit, blungsun [Java], knitting, permot, kaceprek, ki leuleu'eur [Sidoarjo], bibbi [North Luwu], and timun Padang or timun dendang [Malang].
Rich in benefits
The thing you have to be careful of is that rambusa fruit is poisonous when young, but has many benefits when it is ripe.
In the Media Exakta journal entitled "Analysis of Vitamin C in Rambusa Fruit [ Passiflora foetida L. ]" by Karmila and Nuryanti.S, Chemistry Education FKIP Tadulako University, Palu [2021] it is explained that rambusa is useful for treating bone disease, anemia, cancer, blood pressure , gums and teeth, kidney problems, also stress.
"The fruit is widely used because it contains calcium, iron, antioxidants, minerals and Vitamin C."
Based on the results of research and data analysis, it was concluded that the level of Vitamin C in raw rambusa fruit was 1.31 mg/g. Meanwhile, the level of Vitamin C in mature rambusa is 2.21 mg/g.