Passifloraceae

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Passifloraceae
Passiflora caerulea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malpighiales Family: Passifloraceae Juss. ex Kunth
Genera
Adenia Ancistrothyrsus Androsiphonia Barteria Basananthe Crossostemma Deidamia Dilkea Efulensia Hollrungia Mitostemma Paropsia Paropsiopsis Passiflora Schlechterina Smeathmannia Tetrapathaea Tetrastylis Tryphostemma Viridivia

Passifloraceae is a family of flowering plants, containing about 530 species classified in around 18 genera. 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 edible passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) as well as garden plants such as Maypop and Running Pop.

The former Cronquist system of classification placed this family in the order Violales, but under more modern classifications systems such as that proposed by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, this is absorbed into the Malpighiales.

[edit] External links

• The Passiflora Society International
• Passiflora Picture Gallery
• Passifloraceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. http://delta-intkey.com
• Passiflora Online