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Passiflora is the most species rich genus of both the family Passifloraceae and the tribe Passifloreae. With over 550 species, an extensive hierarchy of infrageneric ranks is required to represent the relationships of the species. The infrageneric classification of Passiflora not only uses the widely used ranks of subgenus, section and series ...
Passiflora incarnata. L., 1753. Passiflora incarnata, commonly known as maypop, purple passionflower, true passionflower, wild apricot, and wild passion vine, is a fast-growing perennial vine with climbing or trailing stems. A member of the passionflower genus Passiflora, the maypop has large, intricate flowers with prominent styles and stamens.
Passiflora foetida (common names: stinking passionflower, wild maracuja, bush passion fruit, wild water lemon, [ 1] stoneflower, [ 1] love-in-a-mist, or running pop[ 1]) is a species of passion flower that is native to the southwestern United States (southern Texas and Arizona ), Mexico, [ 2] the Caribbean, Central America, and much of South ...
Passiflora edulis. Sims, 1818. Passiflora edulis, commonly known as passion fruit, is a vine species of passion flower native to the region of southern Brazil through Paraguay to northern Argentina. [ 1] It is cultivated commercially in tropical and subtropical areas for its sweet, seedy fruit. The fruit is a pepo, a type of berry, round to ...
Passiflora caerulea, the blue passionflower, [ 1] bluecrown passionflower[ 2] or common passion flower, is a species of flowering plant native to South America. It has been introduced elsewhere. It is a vigorous, deciduous or semi- evergreen tendril vine growing to 10 m (33 ft) or more. Its leaves are palmate, and its fragrant flowers are blue ...
Passiflora lutea, commonly known as yellow passionflower, [ 1] is a flowering perennial vine in the family Passifloraceae, native to the central and eastern United States. The vine has three-lobed leaves and small, yellowish-green, fringed flowers that appear in the summer, followed by green fruit that turn almost black at maturity.
Turneraceae Kunth ex DC., nom. cons. [1] The Passifloraceae are a family of flowering plants, containing about 750 species classified in around 27 genera. [1] They include trees, shrubs, lianas, and climbing plants, and are mostly found in tropical regions. The family takes its name from the passion flower genus ( Passiflora) which includes the ...
The leaves are serrate, three-lobed, up to 15 cm long and 18 cm broad. The lobed leaves' resemblance to grape leaves gives this passionflower its specific epithet, "vitifolia," meaning "grape leaves" after the Latin for grape "vitis." The flowers are bright red, up to 9 cm diameter. The fruit is a berry 5 cm long and 3 cm broad, with green ...