


Passiflora L.

Details
Passiflora L., Sp. Pl. 955-960 (1753)
Passiflora L.
Nomenclature
L.
L.
1753
955-960
ICN
Passiflora L.
genus
Passiflora
Classification
Subordinates
- Passiflora ×rosea
- Passiflora actinia
- Passiflora alata
- Passiflora antioquiensis
- Passiflora apetala
- Passiflora caerulea
- Passiflora coccinea
- Passiflora edulis
- Passiflora foetida
- Passiflora incarnata
- Passiflora jorullensis
- Passiflora ligularis
- Passiflora lindeniana
- Passiflora macrocarpa
- Passiflora manicata
- Passiflora medusae
- Passiflora mixta
- Passiflora mollissima
- Passiflora pinnatistipula
- Passiflora quadrangularis
- Passiflora sect. Tasconia
- Passiflora suberosa
- Passiflora tarminiana
- Passiflora tetrandra
- Passiflora tripartita
Vernacular names
Descriptions
Passiflora L.
Herbaceous or ± woody climbers with branch-opposed tendrils. Petioles usually with several prominent glands. Fls usually ☿; bracts often large and in whorls of 3, rarely 0. Receptacle forming a saucer-shaped to cylindric hypanthium, occasionally hypanthium 0. Sepals (1)-5, free or united towards base, often petaloid. Petals usually (4)-5, rarely 0; corona variously developed. Stamens 5, united into a tube around the gynophore; anthers versatile. Ovary usually with 3 parietal placentas; styles usually 3. Fr. a many-seeded berry.
Taxonomic concepts
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Metadata
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scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
26 July 2006