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Description
Family Passifloraceae
Climbing
herbs or lianas with axillary
tendrils
, rarely shrubs
or trees
, vegetative
ramification
through a supra-axillary
bud. Leaves alternate (rarely subopposite), spirally arranged
, simple
or rarely compound
, stipulate
or not, petiolate
, petiole
or base
of blade
often with 1 to many glands
; leaf blade entire or lobed
, venation
pinnate or palmate, often with glands on margin
and abaxial
surface. Inflorescence cymose
, axillary, sessile or pedunculate
, primary
axis often a tendril, secondary axis often reduced; bracts minute to foliaceous
, sometimes glandular
. Pedicels articulate
distal to bracts. Flowers mostly actinomorphic
, bisexual
, functionally unisexual
, or polygamous; perianth persistent
, segments free
or partially fused at base. Sepals (3-) 5(or 6) . Petals (3-) 5(or 6), imbricate. Corona
inserted
on hypanthium, composed of filaments
or hairs
often in multiple
series. Stamens (4 or) 5(-60), inserted on androgynophore
or at base of hypanthium; filaments free to base or sometimes partially fused; anthers
dorsifixed
, 2-celled, dehiscing via longitudinal
slits, sometimes with apical appendage
. Ovary (1-) 3(-5) -carpellate, superior, 1-loculed, sessile or stipitate
on elongate
androgynophore; placentation parietal
; ovules many, anatropous
; styles (1-) 3(-5), free to partially fused at base; stigmas globose
, capitate, papillate
, or divided
. Fruit a berry or loculicidally 3(-5) -valved capsule. Seeds numerous
, compressed
, often beaked
, enclosed by fleshy
aril; testa reticulate
or pitted
; endosperm copious
, oily; embryo straight; cotyledons foliaceous.
About 16 genera and 660 species: mainly in tropical
and subtropical
areas, particularly diverse
in the New World tropics; two genera and 23 species (seven endemic, seven introduced
) in China.[1]
Genus Passiflora
Herbaceous or woody perennial
vines
, rarely shrubs
or trees
. Leaves simple
or rarely compound
, alternate (subopposite in one species), entire or dissected
, petiolate
, usually with extra-floral
nectaries on petiole
and/or blade
; stipules linear
to leaflike, often glandular
. Inflorescence axillary
, cymose
; peduncle often highly reduced or absent, central axis developed into a tendril
, secondary axes often highly reduced to 1 or 2 flowers; bracts minute to foliaceous
, sometimes glandular. Flowers bisexual
(rarely plants
dioecious) . Hypanthium broad to campanulate
. Sepals 5, often petaloid
, sometimes with a subapical
projection. Petals 5 (rarely absent) . Corona
present at base
of perianth in one to several series of showy filaments
; innermost series (operculum) membranous, partially to entirely fused, margin
entire or fimbriate, often incurved
over nectar chamber; extra-staminal nectariferous
disk (limen
) present around base of androgynophore
, fused to base of hypanthium. Stamens (4 or) 5(-8) ; filaments free
(rarely connate
into a tube
around ovary) ; anthers
linear or oblong
, dorsifixed
, versatile. Ovary on androgynophore, stipitate
or sessile, 3(-5) -carpellate; styles 3(-5), free; stigmas capitate. Fruit a berry (rarely a dehiscent
capsule) . Seeds arillate
, compressed
, testa pitted
; endosperm oily, abundant; embryo straight; cotyledons elliptic
or oblong-elliptic; germination epigeal (rarely hypogeal) .
About 520 species: mainly in tropical
America and tropical Asia; 20 species (seven endemic, seven introduced
) in China.[2]
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 400 meters (0 to 1,312 feet).[3]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
)
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
)
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
)
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
)
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
)
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
Spermatopsida
(
)
- Brongniart, 1843
- Subclass:
Rosidae
(
)
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Violanae
(
)
- R. Dahlgren Ex Reveal, 1992
- Order:
Malpighiales
(
)
- C. Martius, 1835
- Family:
Passifloraceae
(
)
- A.L. de Jussieu ex Roussel, 1806, nom. cons.
- Passion-Flower Family
- Subfamily:
Passifloroideae
(
)
- Tribe:
Passifloreae
(
)
- Genus:
Passiflora
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1753
- Passionflower
- Specific epithet:
lancetillensis
- J.M.MacDougal
- Botanical name: - Passiflora lancetillensis J.M.MacDougal
- Specific epithet:
lancetillensis
- J.M.MacDougal
- Genus:
Passiflora
(
- Tribe:
Passifloreae
(
- Subfamily:
Passifloroideae
(
- Family:
Passifloraceae
(
- Order:
Malpighiales
(
- Superorder:
Violanae
(
- Subclass:
Rosidae
(
- Class:
Spermatopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Notes
Publishing author : J.M.MacDougal & Meerman Publication : Novon 13(4): 460 (5 Dec. 2003) 2003
Similar Species
Members of the genus Passiflora
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 265 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
P. actinea (Passion Flower) · P. adenopoda (Passionflower) · P. affinis (Bracted Passion-Flower) · P. alata (Passionflower) · P. alata var. brasiliana (Wingstem Passionflower) · P. alata var. latifolia (Wingstem Passionflower) · P. allantophylla (Passionflower) · P. amalocarpa (Passionflower) · P. amethyst (Lavender Lady) · P. amethystina (Passion Flower) · P. amethystina 'Minas Gerais' (Passionflower) · P. amoena (Charming Passionflower) · P. ampullacea (Passion Flower) · P. anadenia (Tropical Passionflower) · P. anfracta (Passionflower) · P. antioquiensis (Passionflower) · P. antioquiensis var. trisecta (Banana Passionfruit) · P. apetala (Passion Flower) · P. arbelaezii (Passionflower) · P. arborea (Passionflower) · P. arida (Passion Flower) · P. astrophea (Passion Flower) · P. atropurpurea (Passion Flower) · P. aurantia (Passionflower) · P. auriculata (Passionflower) · P. belotii (Belot's Passionflower) · P. berteriana (Pasionaria De Cercas) · P. bicornis (Passion Flower Passiflora Bicornis) · P. biflora (Passion Vine) · P. bilobata (Twolobe Passionflower) · P. boenderi (Passion Flower) · P. bryonioides (Cupped Passion-Flower) · P. caerulea (Blue Passion Flower) · P. caerulea var. angustifolia (Blue-Crown Passionflower) · P. caerulea var. glauca (Blue-Crown Passionflower) · P. caerulea var. imbricata (Blue-Crown Passionflower) · P. caerulea var. regnellii (Blue-Crown Passionflower) · P. caerulea 'Clear Sky' (Blue Passion Flower) · P. caerulea 'Constance Eliott' (Passionflower 'constance Eliot') · P. caerulea 'Constance Elliott' (Blue Passion Flower) · P. caerulea 'Spyder' (Blue Crown Passion Flower) · P. caerulea 'Waterloo Blue' (Blue Passion Flower) · P. caeruleo-racemosa (Passionflower) · P. candida (Passionflower) · P. capsularis (Passion Flower) · P. ciliata (Fetid Passionflower) · P. ciliata var. riparia (Fringed Passionflower) · P. ciliata var. riparia C.Wright (Fringed Passionflower) · P. cincinnata (Crato Passionvine) · P. cincinnata var. imbricata (Crato Passionvine) · P. cincinnata var. minor (Crato Passionvine) · P. cinnabarina (Passionflower) · P. citrifolia (Passion Flower) · P. citrina (Citrus-Yellow Passion Flower) · P. coccinea (Passionflower) · P. coccinea 'Maui' (Passionflower) · P. colinvauxii (Colinvauxs Passion Flower) · P. colombiana (Passion Flower) · P. colvillii (Colville's Passionflower) · P. coriacea (Bat-Leaf Passion Flower) · P. cumbalensis (Rosy Passion Fruit) · P. cuprea (Passion Flower) · P. cyanea (Passion Flower) · P. dioscoreifolia (Passionflower) · P. discophora (Passionflowers) · P. edulis (Byron Beauty Hybrid Passionflower) · P. edulis f. edulis (Purple Passionfruit) · P. edulis f. flavicarpa (Brown-Seeded Passionfruit) · P. edulis var. flavicarpa (Yellow Passion Fruit Maracuja) · P. edulis var. kerii (Purple Granadilla) · P. edulis var. pomifera (Purple Granadilla) · P. edulis var. rubricaulis (Purple Granadilla) · P. edulis 'Frederick' (Granadilla) · P. edulis 'Golden Star' (Purple Granadilla 'golden Star') · P. edulis 'Mccain' (Granadilla) · P. edulis 'Nancy Garrison' (Granadilla) · P. filipes (Slender Passion-Flower) · P. fimbriatistipula (Passion Flower) · P. foetida (Fetid Passionflower) · P. foetida f. latifolia (Stinking Passionflower) · P. foetida f. suberecta (Stinking Passionflower) · P. foetida L. var. arizonica Killip (Arizona Passionflower) · P. foetida L. var. foetida L. (Fetid Passionflower) · P. foetida L. var. gossypiifolia (Desv. ex Ham.) Mast. (Cottonleaf Passionflower) · P. foetida L. var. isthmia Killip (Scarletfruit Passionflower) · P. foetida L. var. lanuginosa Killip (Scarletfruit Passionflower) · P. foetida var. acapulcensis (Stinking Passionflower) · P. foetida var. arida (Stinking Passionflower) · P. foetida var. arizonica (Arizonia Passionflower) · P. foetida var. balansae (Stinking Passionflower) · P. foetida var. ciliata (Stinking Passionflower) · P. foetida var. eliasii (Stinking Passionflower) · P. foetida var. fluminensis (Stinking Passionflower) · P. foetida var. foetida (Stinking Passionflower) · P. foetida var. galapagensis (Stinking Passionflower) · P. foetida var. gardneri (Stinking Passionflower) · P. foetida var. glaziovii (Stinking Passionflower) · P. foetida var. gossypifolia (Cottonleaf Passionflower) · P. foetida var. gossypiifolia (Cottonleaf Passionflower) · P. foetida var. hirsuta (Goat-Scented Passionflower)
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Further Reading
- 1997 IUCN red list of threatened plants Cambridge: IUCN, World Conservation Union, 1998 url p. 446.
- Bao Shihying. 1999. Passifloraceae. In: Ku Tsuechih, ed., Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 52(1): 97-120.
- Killip, The American Species of Passifloraceae (Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 19(1-2): 1-331, 333-613. 1938);
- de Wilde, A monograph of the genus Adenia Forsk. (Passifloraceae) (Meded. Landbouwhogeschool Wageningen 71(18): 1-281. 1971)
- de Wilde, The Indigenous Old World Passifloras (Blumea 20: 227-250. 1973 ["1972"]).
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed March 27, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 15, 2008:
- Missouri Botanical Garden
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5973524
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15728988
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:50426461-2
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 329393-2
- MoBot NameID: 24201059
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1361782
Footnotes
- Yinzheng Wang, Shawn E. Krosnick, Peter Møller Jørgensen & David Hearn "Passifloraceae". in Flora of China Vol. 13 Page 141. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
- Yinzheng Wang, Shawn E. Krosnick & Peter Møller Jørgensen "Passiflora". in Flora of China Vol. 13 Page 141. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
- Mean = 107.860 meters (353.871 feet), Standard Deviation = 202.560 based on 7 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
