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{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants in the passion flower family}}
{{Taxobox
{{redirect|Passion Flower}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
| image_caption = ''[[Passiflora × kewensis]]''
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = OQ Passion flower.jpg
| image_caption = ''[[Passiflora incarnata|Passiflora incarnata]]''
| image2 = Parcha granadilla.JPG
| image2 = Parcha granadilla.JPG
| image2_caption = ''[[Passiflora platyloba|P. platyloba]]'' fruit , often confused with ''P. quadrangularis''
| image2_caption = ''[[Passiflora_quadrangularis|P. quadrangularis]] unripe fruit''
| display_parents = 2
| image3 = Passi Frucht 800.jpg
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| taxon = Passiflora
| unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
| authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
| unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]
| unranked_ordo = [[Rosids]]
| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
| familia = [[Passifloraceae]]
| genus = '''''Passiflora'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
| subdivision = About 550, see [[List of Passiflora species|list]]
About 500, see [[List of Passiflora species|list]]
| synonyms =
| synonyms =
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*''Anthactinia'' <small>[[Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent|Bory]] ex [[M.Roem.]]</small>
|''Decaloba'' [[M.Roem.]]
*''Asephananthes'' <small>[[Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent|Bory]]</small>
|''Anthactinia'' [[Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent|Bory]]
*''Astrophea'' <small>[[Lam.]] ex [[M.Roem.]]</small>
|''Asephananthes'' [[Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent|Bory]] ex [[DC.]]
*''Baldwinia'' <small>[[Raf.]]</small>
|''Astephananthes'' [[Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent|Bory]]
*''Ceratosepalum'' <small>[[Oerst.]]</small>
*''Cieca'' <small>[[Medik.]]</small>
|''Astrophea'' [[Rchb.]]
*''Decaloba'' <small>[[M.Roem.]]</small>
|''Baldwinia'' [[Raf.]]
*''Disemma'' <small>[[Labill.]]</small>
|''Blephistelma'' [[Raf.]]
*''Granadilla'' <small>[[Mill.]]</small>
|''Ceratosepalum'' [[Oerst.]]
*''Hollrungia'' <small>[[K.Schum.]]</small>
|''Cieca'' [[Medik.]]
|''Disemma'' [[Labill.]]
*''Monactineirma'' <small>[[Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent|Bory]]</small>
|''Distephana'' ([[DC.]]) [[Juss.]] ex [[M.Roem.]]
*''Murucuja'' <small>[[Medik.]]</small>
*''Pentaria'' <small>[[M.Roem.]]</small>
|''Distephia'' [[Salisb.]] ex [[DC.]]
*''Poggendorffia'' <small>[[H.Karst.]]</small>
|''Dysosmia'' [[M.Roem.]]
*''Tacsonia'' <small>[[Juss.]]</small>
|''Erndelia'' [[Neck.]]
|''Granadilla'' [[Mill.]]
*''Tetrapathaea'' <small>([[Augustin Pyramus de Candolle|DC.]]) [[Rchb.]]</small>
*''Tetrastylis'' <small>[[Barb.Rodr.]]</small>
|''Hollrungia'' [[K.Schum.]]
|''Lortetia'' [[Ser.]]
|''Macrophora'' [[Raf.]]
|''Meioperis'' [[Raf.]]
|''Monactineirma'' [[Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent|Bory]]
|''Murucuia'' [[Mill.]]
|''Odostelma'' [[Raf.]]
|''Pentaria'' [[M.Roem.]]
|''Peremis'' [[Raf.]]
|''Pericodia'' [[Raf.]]
|''Poggendorffia'' [[H.Karst.]]
|''Psilanthus'' ([[DC.]]) [[Juss.]] ex [[M.Roem.]]
|''Rathea'' [[H.Karst.]]
|''Senapea'' [[Aubl.]]
|''Synactila'' [[Raf.]]
|''Tacsonia'' [[Juss.]]
|''Tetrapathaea'' [[Rchb.]]
|''Tetrastylis'' [[Barb.Rodr.]]
|''Tripsilina'' [[Raf.]]
|''Xerogona'' [[Raf.]]
}}
| synonyms_ref = <ref name = "POWO">{{cite POWO |id=328300-2 |title=''Passiflora'' L. |accessdate=18 April 2024}}</ref>
| type_species = ''[[Passiflora incarnata]]'' L.<ref name = "IPNI">''Passiflora'' | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 8, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/328300-2</ref>
}}
}}


'''''Passiflora''''', known also as the '''passion flowers''' or '''passion vines''', is a [[genus]] of about 500 [[species]] of [[flowering plant]]s, the namesakes of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Passifloraceae]]. They are mostly [[vine]]s, with some being [[shrub]]s, and a few species being [[herbaceous]]. For information about the fruit of the passiflora plant, see [[passionfruit]]. The [[monotypic]] genus ''[[Hollrungia]]'' seems to be inseparable from ''Passiflora'', but further study is needed.
'''''Passiflora''''', known also as the '''passion flowers''' or '''passion vines''', is a [[genus]] of about 550 [[species]] of [[flowering plant]]s, the [[type genus]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Passifloraceae]].


== Distribution ==
==Description==
===Vegetative characteristics===
The family Passifloraceae is found worldwide, except [[Antarctica]]. ''Passiflora'' is also absent from Africa, where many other members of the family Passifloraceae occur (e.g. the more [[Plesiomorphic#plesiomorphy|plesiomorphic]] ''Adenia'').
They are mostly [[tendril|tendril-bearing]] [[vine]]s, with some being [[shrub]]s or [[tree]]s. They can be [[wood]]y or [[herbaceous]].<ref name = "Ulmer & McDougal, 2004" />
===Generative characteristics===
Passion flowers produce regular and usually showy [[flower]]s with a distinctive [[Perianth#Corona|corona]]. There can be as many as eight coronal series, as in the case of ''P. xiikzodz''.<ref name = "Ulmer & McDougal, 2004">{{cite book | last1= Ulmer | first1= Torsten | last2= McDougal | first2= John M. | date= 2004 | title= Passiflora - Passion Flowers of the World | location= Portland | publisher= Timber Press | pages= 158–159}}</ref> The flower is [[merosity|pentamerous]] and ripens into an [[berry (botany)|indehiscent fruit]] with numerous seeds.


==Distribution==
Nine species of ''Passiflora'' are native to the [[USA]], found from [[Ohio]] to the north, west to [[California]] and south to the [[Florida Keys]]. Most other species are found in [[South America]], [[China]], and Southern [[Asia]], [[New Guinea]], four or more species in [[Australia]] and a single endemic species in [[New Zealand]]. New species continue to be identified: for example, ''[[Passiflora pardifolia|P. pardifolia]]'' and ''[[Passiflora xishuangbannaensis|P. xishuangbannaensis]]'' have only been known to the scientific community since 2006 and 2005, respectively.
''Passiflora'' has a largely [[neotropic]] distribution, unlike other genera in the family [[Passifloraceae]], which includes more [[Paleotropical Kingdom|Old World]] species (such as the genus ''[[Adenia]]''). The vast majority of ''Passiflora'' are found in [[Mexico]], [[Central America]], the [[United States]] and [[South America]], although there are additional representatives in [[Southeast Asia]] and [[Oceania]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Krosnick|first1=S.E.|last2=Porter-Utley|first2=K.E.|last3=MacDougal|first3=J.M.|last4=Jørgensen|first4=P.M.|last5=McDade|first5=L.A.|date=2013|title=New insights into the evolution of Passiflora subgenus Decaloba (Passifloraceae): phylogenetic relationships and morphological synapomorphies|journal=Systematic Botany|volume=38|issue=3|pages=692–713|doi=10.1600/036364413x670359|s2cid=85840835}}</ref> New species continue to be identified: for example, ''[[Passiflora xishuangbannaensis|P. xishuangbannaensis]]'' and ''[[Passiflora pardifolia|P. pardifolia]]'' have only been known to the scientific community since 2005 and 2006, respectively.


Some species of ''Passiflora'' have been naturalised beyond their native ranges. For example, [[Blue Passion Flower]] (''P. caerulea'') now grows wild in Spain.<ref name = danaetal2001>Dana ''et al.'' [2001]</ref> The purple [[passionfruit]] (''P. edulis'') and its yellow relative ''flavicarpa'' have been introduced in many tropical regions as commercial crops. There can be as many as 10-20 seeds in the fruit.
Some species of ''Passiflora'' have been naturalized beyond their native ranges. For example, the [[blue passion flower]] (''P. caerulea'') now grows wild in Spain.<ref name=danaetal2001>{{cite journal |last1=Sanz-Elorza |first1=M. |last2=Dana |first2=E. |last3=Sobrino |first3=E. |title=Listado de plantas alóctonas invasoras reales y potenciales en España |journal=Lazaroa |date=2001 |volume=22 |url=https://portalciencia.ull.es/documentos/5ea21bd72999521f7d5204cc |access-date=10 October 2023}}</ref> The [[Passiflora edulis|purple passionfruit]] (''P. edulis'') and its yellow relative ''flavicarpa'' have been introduced in many tropical regions as commercial crops.


== Ecology ==
==Ecology==
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| caption1 =[[Stinking Passion Flower]] or [[Wild water lemon]] (''P. foetida'') [[bract]]s with the insect-catching hairs.
| caption1 =[[Stinking passion flower]] or [[Wild water lemon]] (''P. foetida'') [[bract]]s with insect-catching hairs.
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Passion flowers have floral structures adapted for [[Pollination#Biotic|biotic pollination]]. Pollinators of ''Passiflora'' include [[bumblebee]]s, carpenter bees (e.g., ''[[Xylocopa sonorina]]''), [[wasp]]s, [[bat]]s, and [[hummingbird]]s (especially [[hermit (hummingbird)|hermits]] such as ''[[Phaethornis]]''); some others are additionally capable of [[self-pollination]]. ''Passiflora'' often exhibit high levels of pollinator specificity, which has led to frequent coevolution across the genus. The [[sword-billed hummingbird]] (''Ensifera ensifera'') is a notable example: it, with its immensely elongated bill, is the sole pollinator of 37 species of high [[Andes|Andean]] ''Passiflora'' in the supersection ''Tacsonia''.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Abrahamczyk|first=S.|date=2014|title=Escape from extreme specialization: passionflowers, bats and the sword-billed hummingbird|journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society B|volume=281|issue=1795|doi=10.1098/rspb.2014.0888|pmid=25274372|page=20140888|pmc=4213610}}</ref>
The passion flowers have a unique structure, which in most cases requires a large [[bee]] to effectively [[Pollination|pollinate]]. In the American tropics, wooden beams are mounted very near [[passionfruit]] plantings to encourage [[carpenter bee]]s to nest. The size and structure of flowers of other ''Passiflora'' species is optimized for pollination by [[hummingbird]]s (especially [[hermit (hummingbird)|hermit]]s like ''[[Phaethornis]]''), [[bumble bee]]s, [[wasp]]s or [[bat]]s, while yet others are self-pollinating. The [[Sword-billed Hummingbird]] (''Ensifera ensifera'') with its immensely elongated bill has [[coevolution|co-evolved]] with certain passion flowers, such as ''[[Passiflora mixta|P. mixta]]''.


[[File:Knospe der Passionsblume.JPG|thumb|Bud of the passion flower]]
[[Yellow Passion Flower]] (''P. lutea'') [[pollen]] is apparently the only pollen eaten by the unusual bee ''[[Anthemurgus passiflorae]]''. However, these bees simply collect the pollen, but do not pollinate the flowers.
[[File:20190910 110006-cr.jpg|thumb|Passion flower bloom in water]]


The leaves are used for feeding by the [[larva]]e of a number of species of [[Lepidoptera]]. Famously, they are exclusively targeted by many butterfly species of the tribe [[Heliconiini]]. The many defensive adaptations visible on ''Passiflora'' include diverse leaf shapes (which help disguise their identity), colored nubs (which mimic butterfly eggs and can deter Heliconians from ovipositing on a seemingly crowded leaf), [[Nectar#Extrafloral nectaries|extrafloral nectaries]], [[trichome]]s, [[Variegation#Defensive masquerade|variegation]], and chemical defenses.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=de Castro|first1=É.C.P.|last2=Zagrobelny|first2=M.|last3=Cardoso|first3=M.Z.|last4=Bak|first4=S.|date=2017|title=The arms race between heliconiine butterflies and Passiflora plants - new insights on an ancient subject|journal=Biological Reviews|volume=93|issue=1|pages=555–573|doi=10.1111/brv.12357|pmid=28901723|s2cid=23953807}}</ref> These, combined with adaptations on the part of the butterflies, were important in the foundation of [[coevolution|coevolutionary theory]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Ehrlich|first1=P.R.|last2=Raven|first2=P.H.|date=1964|title=Butterflies and Plants: A Study in Coevolution|journal=Evolution|volume=18|issue=4|pages=586–608|doi=10.2307/2406212|jstor=2406212}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Benson|first1=W.W|last2=Brown|first2=K.S.|last3=Gilbert|first3=L.E.|date=1975|title=Coevolution of plants and herbivores: passion flower butterflies|journal=Evolution|volume=29|issue=4|pages=659–680|doi=10.2307/2407076|pmid=28563089|jstor=2407076}}</ref>
''Passiflora'' species are important sources of [[nectar]] for many [[insect]]s. The leaves are used as food plants by the [[larva]] of the [[swift moth]] ''[[Cibyra serta]]'' and many longwing [[butterflies]] ([[Heliconiinae]]). Well-known species among the latter are the American [[Sara Longwing]] (''Heliconius sara'') and the Asian [[Leopard Lacewing]] (''Cethosia cyane''). The caterpillars of the [[Postman Butterfly]] (''Heliconius melpomene'') prefer ''[[Passiflora menispermifolia|P. menispermifolia]]'' and ''[[Passiflora oerstedii|P. oerstedii]]'' when available; those of the [[Zebra Longwing]] (''Heliconius charithonia'') feed on Yellow Passion Flower, [[Two-flowered Passion Flower]] (''[[Passiflora biflora|P. biflora]]''), and [[Corky-stemmed Passion Flower]] (''[[Passiflora suberosa|P. suberosa]]''). Those of the [[Banded Orange]] (''Dryadula phaetusa'') are found on ''[[Passiflora tetrastylis|P. tetrastylis]]'', those of the [[Julia Butterfly]] (''Dryas iulia'') on Yellow Passion Flower and ''[[Passiflora affinis|P. affinis]]'', and those of the [[Gulf Fritillary]] (''Agraulis vanillae'') on Yellow Passion Flower, [[Stinking Passion Flower]] (''P. foetida'') and [[Maypop]] (''P. incarnata'').


Recent studies have shown that passiflora both grow faster and protect themselves better in high-nitrogen soils. In low-nitrogen environments, passiflora focus on growth rather than defense and are more vulnerable to herbivores.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Morrison |first=Colin R. |last2=Hart |first2=Lauren |last3=Wolf |first3=Amelia A. |last4=Sedio |first4=Brian E. |last5=Armstrong |first5=Wyatt |last6=Gilbert |first6=Lawrence E. |date=2024-03-03 |title=Growth‐chemical defence‐metabolomic expression trade‐off is relaxed as soil nutrient availability increases for a tropical passion vine |url=https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.14537 |journal=Functional Ecology |language=en |doi=10.1111/1365-2435.14537 |issn=0269-8463}}</ref>
To prevent the butterflies from laying too many eggs on any single plant, some passion flowers bear small colored nubs which resemble the butterflies' eggs and seem to fool them into believing that more eggs have already been deposited on a plant than actually is the case. Also, many ''Passiflora'' species produce sweet nutrient-rich liquid from glands on their leaf stems. These fluids attract [[ant]]s which will kill and eat many [[pest (organism)|pest]]s that they happen to find feeding on the passion flowers.


The following lepidoptera larvae are known to feed on ''Passiflora'':
The [[bract]]s of the Stinking Passion Flower are covered by hairs which exude a sticky fluid. Many small insects get stuck to this and get digested to [[nutrient]]-rich goo by [[protease]]s and [[acid phosphatase]]s. Since the insects usually killed are rarely major [[Pest (organism)|pest]]s, this passion flower seems to be a [[protocarnivorous plant]].<ref>Radhamani ''et al.'' (1995)</ref>
* Longwing [[butterflies]] ([[Heliconiinae]])
** [[Heliconius cydno|Cydno longwing]] (''Heliconius cydno''), one of few Heliconians to feed on multiple species of ''Passiflora''<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Merrill|first1=R.M.|last2=Naisbit|first2=R.E.|last3=Mallet|first3=J.|last4=Jiggins|first4=C.D.|date=2013|title=Ecological and genetic factors influencing the transition between host-use strategies in sympatric Heliconius butterflies|url=http://doc.rero.ch/record/32972/files/nai_egf.pdf|journal=Journal of Evolutionary Biology|volume=26|issue=9|pages=1959–1967|doi=10.1111/jeb.12194|pmid=23961921|s2cid=11632731}}</ref>
** [[Gulf fritillary]] (''Agraulis vanillae''), which feeds on several species of ''Passiflora'', such as ''[[Passiflora lutea]]'', ''Passiflora affinis'',<ref name="byron beauty">{{cite journal|last1=Knight|first1=R.J.|last2=Payne|first2=J.A.|last3=Schnell|first3=R.J.|last4=Amis|first4=A.A.|title='Byron Beauty', An Ornamental Passion Vine for the Temperate Zone|journal=HortScience|date=1995|volume=30|issue=5|page=1112|doi=10.21273/HORTSCI.30.5.1112|url=http://hortsci.ashspublications.org/content/30/5/1112.full.pdf|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name="host plants">{{cite journal|last1=Neck|first1=Raymond W.|title=Lepidopteran Foodplant Records from Texas|journal=Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera|date=1976|volume=15|issue=2|pages=75–82|doi=10.5962/p.333709 |s2cid=248733989 |url=http://lepidopteraresearchfoundation.org/backissues/Vol%2015%20(1976).pdf|access-date=25 October 2017}}</ref> stinking passion flower (''P. foetida''),<ref>Soule, J.A. 2012. Butterfly Gardening in Southern Arizona. Tierra del Soule Press, Tucson, AZ</ref> and [[Maypop]] (''P. incarnata'')
** American [[Sara longwing]] (''Heliconius sara'')
** Red postman (''[[Heliconius erato]]'')
** Asian [[leopard lacewing]] (''Cethosia cyane'').
** [[Postman butterfly]] (''Heliconius melpomene'') prefer ''[[Passiflora menispermifolia|P. menispermifolia]]'' and ''[[Passiflora oerstedii|P. oerstedii]]''
** [[Zebra longwing]] (''Heliconius charithonia'') feed on yellow passion flower, [[two-flowered passion flower]] (''[[Passiflora biflora|P. biflora]]''), and [[corky-stemmed passion flower]] (''[[Passiflora suberosa|P. suberosa]]'')
** [[Banded orange]] (''Dryadula phaetusa'') feed on ''[[Passiflora tetrastylis|P. tetrastylis]]''
** [[Julia butterfly]] (''Dryas iulia'') feed on yellow passion flower and ''[[Passiflora affinis|P. affinis]]''
* [[Swift moth]] ''[[Cibyra serta]]''
* [[Acraea terpsicore|Tawny Coster]] (''Acraea terpsicore'') feed on ''[[Passiflora edulis]]'',<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Nitin|first1=Ravikanthachari|last2=Balakrishnan|first2=V. C.|last3=Churi|first3=Paresh V.|last4=Kalesh|first4=S.|last5=Prakash|first5=Satya|last6=Kunte|first6=Krushnamegh|date=2018-04-10|title=Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India|url=http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3104|journal=Journal of Threatened Taxa|volume=10|issue=4|pages=11495|doi=10.11609/jott.3104.10.4.11495-11550|issn=0974-7907|doi-access=free}}</ref> ''[[Passiflora foetida]]''<ref name=":0" /> and ''[[Passiflora subpeltata]]''<ref name=":0" />


The generally high pollinator and parasite specificity in ''Passiflora'' may have led to the tremendous morphological variation in the genus. It is thought to have among the highest [[leaf|foliar]] diversity among all plant genera,<ref name="Killip 1938">{{Cite book|last=Killip|first=E.P.|date=1938|title=The American Species of Passifloraceae|publisher=Field Museum of Natural History|location=Chicago, US}}</ref> with leaf shapes ranging from unlobed to five-lobed frequently found on the same plant.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Chitwood|first1=D.|last2=Otoni|first2=W.|date=2017|title=Divergent leaf shapes among Passiflora species arise from a shared juvenile morphology|journal=Plant Direct|volume=1|issue=5|pages=e00028|doi=10.1002/pld3.28|pmid=31245674|pmc=6508542|doi-access=free}}</ref> [[Coevolution]] can be a major driver of speciation, and may be responsible for the radiation of certain clades of ''Passiflora'' such as ''Tacsonia''.
[[Banana Passion Flower]] or "banana poka" (''P. tarminiana''), originally from Central [[Brazil]], is an [[invasive species|invasive]] [[weed]], especially on the islands of [[Hawaii]]. It is commonly spread by [[feral]] [[pig]]s eating the fruits. It overgrows and smothers stands of [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] vegetation, mainly on roadsides. [[Blue Passion Flower]] (''P. caerulea'') is holding its own in Spain these days, and it probably needs to be watched so that unwanted spreading can be curtailed.<ref name = danaetal2001 />


The [[bract]]s of the [[stinking passion flower]] are covered by hairs which exude a sticky fluid. Many small insects get stuck to this and get digested to [[nutrient]]-rich goo by [[protease]]s and [[acid phosphatase]]s. Since the insects usually killed are rarely major [[Pest (organism)|pests]], this passion flower seems to be a [[protocarnivorous plant]].<ref>Radhamani ''et al.'' (1995)</ref>
On the other hand, some species are [[endangered]] due to unsustainable [[logging]] and other forms of [[habitat destruction]]. For example, the [[Chilean Passion Flower]] (''[[Passiflora pinnatistipula|P. pinnatistipula]]'') is a rare vine growing in the [[Andes]] from [[Venezuela]] to [[Chile]] between 2,500 and 3,800 meters altitude, and in Coastal Central Chile, where it occurs in woody Chilean Mediterranean forests. ''P. pinnatistipula'' has a round fruit, unusual in ''Tacsonia'' group species like Banana Passion Flower and ''[[Passiflora mixta|P. mixta]]'', with their elongated tubes and brightly red to rose-colored petals.


[[Banana passion flower]] or "banana poka" (''P. tarminiana''), originally from Central [[Brazil]], is an [[invasive species|invasive]] [[weed]], especially on the islands of [[Hawaii]]. It is commonly spread by [[feral]] [[pig]]s eating the fruits. It overgrows and smothers stands of [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] vegetation, mainly on roadsides. [[Blue passion flower]] (''P. caerulea'') is an invasive species in Spain and considered likely to threaten ecosystems there.<ref name = danaetal2001 />
Notable and sometimes economically significant [[pathogen]]s of ''Passiflora'' are several [[sac fungi]] of the genus ''[[Septoria]]'' (including ''[[Septoria passiflorae|S. passiflorae]]''), the undescribed [[proteobacterium]] called "[[Pseudomonas tomato]]" ([[Pathovar|pv.]] ''passiflorae''), the ''[[Potyvirus]]'' ''[[Passionfruit woodiness virus]]'', and the ''[[Carlavirus]]'' ''[[Passiflora latent virus]]''.


On the other hand, some species are [[endangered]] due to unsustainable [[logging]] and other forms of [[habitat destruction]]. For example, the Chilean passion flower (''[[Passiflora pinnatistipula|P. pinnatistipula]]'') is a rare vine growing in the Tropical [[Andes]] southwards from [[Venezuela]] between {{convert|2,500 and 3,800|m}} altitude, and in Coastal Central Chile, where it only occurs in a few tens of square kilometres of fog forest by the sea, near Zapallar. ''P. pinnatistipula'' has a round fruit, unusual in ''Tacsonia'' group species like banana passion flower and ''[[Passiflora mixta|P. mixta]]'', with their elongated tubes and brightly red to rose-colored petals.
==Use by humans==
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Notable and sometimes economically significant [[pathogen]]s of ''Passiflora'' are several [[sac fungi]] of the genus ''[[Septoria]]'' (including ''[[Septoria passiflorae|S. passiflorae]]''), the undescribed [[proteobacterium]] called "[[Pseudomonas tomato]]" ([[Pathovar|pv.]] ''passiflorae''), the ''[[Potyvirus]]'' ''[[passionfruit woodiness virus]]'', and the ''[[Carlavirus]]'' ''[[Passiflora latent virus]]''.
Hundreds of hybrids have been named; hybridizing is currently being done extensively for flowers, foliage and fruit.
A number of species of ''Passiflora'' are cultivated outside their natural range because of their beautiful flowers.


==Uses==
During the [[Victorian era|Victorian]] era the flower (which in all but a few species lasts only one day) was very popular, and many hybrids were created using the [[Winged-stem Passion Flower]] (''P. alata'') and the [[Blue Passion Flower]] (''P. caerulea'') and other tropical species.
===Ornamental===
[[File:Flickr - ggallice - Passiflora, Gainesville.jpg|thumb|''[[Passiflora incarnata]]'', one of the most common passion flowers]]
[[File:Joseph Martin Kronheim - The Sunday at Home 1880 - Revelation 22-17.jpg|thumb|''Passiflora'' entwine this 1880 [[Baxter process]] illustration by [[Joseph Martin Kronheim]]]]


A number of species of ''Passiflora'' are cultivated outside their natural range for both their flowers and fruit. Hundreds of hybrids have been named; hybridizing is currently being done extensively for flowers, foliage and fruit. The following hybrids and cultivars have gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]]:
Many cool-growing ''Passiflora'' from the Andes Mountains can be grown successfully for their beautiful flowers and fruit in cooler Mediterranean climates, such as the [[Monterey Bay]] and [[San Francisco]] in [[California]] and along the Western Coast of the U.S. into [[Canada]]. One Blue Passion Flower or hybrid even grew to large size at [[Malmö Central Station]] in [[Sweden]].<ref>Petersen (1966)</ref>
*'Amethyst'<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/56115/Passiflora-Amethyst/Details |title=RHS Plant Selector Passiflora 'Amethyst' AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2021-01-25}}</ref>
*[[Passiflora × exoniensis|''P.'' × ''exoniensis'']]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/76115/Passiflora-x-exoniensis/Details |title=RHS Plant Selector Passiflora × exoniensis AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2021-01-25}}</ref> (Exeter passion flower)
*[[Passiflora × violacea|''P.'' × ''violacea'']]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/60660/Passiflora-x-violacea/Details |title=RHS Plant Selector Passiflora × violacea AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2021-01-25}}</ref>


During the [[Victorian era]] the flower (which in all but a few species lasts only one day) was very popular, and many hybrids were created using the [[winged-stem passion flower]] (''P. alata''), the [[blue passion flower]] (''P. caerulea'') and other tropical species.
Passion flowers have been a subject of studies investigating [[extranuclear inheritance]]; [[paternal]] inheritance of [[chloroplast]] DNA has been documented in this genus.<ref>E.g. Hansen ''et al.'' (2006)</ref> The [[plastome]] of the [[Two-flowered Passion Flower]] (''P. biflora'') has been [[DNA sequencing|sequenced]].


Many cool-growing ''Passiflora'' from the Andes Mountains can be grown successfully for their beautiful flowers and fruit in cooler Mediterranean climates, such as the [[Monterey Bay]] and [[San Francisco]] in [[California]] and along the western coast of the U.S. into [[Canada]]. One blue passion flower or hybrid even grew to large size at [[Malmö Central Station]] in [[Sweden]].<ref>Petersen (1966)</ref>
The French name for this plant has lent itself to ''La Famille Passiflore'', a highly successful children's book series by [[Geneviève Huriet]], and an animated series based upon it. These have been translated into English as ''[[Beechwood Bunny Tales]]'' and ''[[The Bellflower Bunnies]]'', respectively.

Passion flowers have been a subject of studies investigating [[extranuclear inheritance]]; [[paternal]] inheritance of [[chloroplast]] DNA has been documented in this genus.<ref>E.g. Hansen ''et al.'' (2006)</ref> The [[plastome]] of the [[two-flowered passion flower]] (''P. biflora'') has been [[DNA sequencing|sequenced]].


===Fruit===
===Fruit===
{{see also|Passion fruit (fruit)}}
Most species have round or elongated edible fruit from two to eight inches long and an inch to two inches across, depending upon the species or [[cultivar]].
[[File:Passion fruits - whole and halved.jpg|thumb|Ripe fruits of ''[[Passiflora edulis]]'' ]]
Most species have round or elongated edible fruit from {{convert|2|to|8|in|mm|order=flip|-1}} long and {{cvt|1-2|in|mm|order=flip|round=5}} across, depending upon the species or [[cultivar]].

* The [[Passiflora edulis|passion fruit]] or {{lang|es|maracujá}} (''P. edulis'') is cultivated extensively in the [[Caribbean]], [[South America]], south [[Florida]] and [[South Africa]] for its fruit, which is used as a source of juice. A small pink fruit that wrinkles easily and a larger shiny yellow to orange fruit are traded under this name. The latter is usually considered just a [[variety (biology)|variety]] of ''flavicarpa'', but seems to be more distinct.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
* [[Sweet granadilla]] (''P. ligularis'') is another widely grown species. In large parts of [[Africa]] and [[Australia]] it is the plant called "passionfruit": confusingly, in [[South Africa]]n English the latter species is more often called ''granadilla'' (without an adjective). Its fruit is somewhat intermediate between the two sold as ''P. edulis''.
* [[Maypop]] (''P. incarnata''), a common species in the southeastern US. This is a subtropical representative of this mostly tropical family. However, unlike the more tropical cousins, this particular species is hardy enough to withstand the cold down to {{convert|-20|C|F}} before its roots die (it is native as far north as [[Pennsylvania]] and has been cultivated as far north as [[Boston]] and [[Chicago]].) The fruit is sweet, yellowish, and roughly the size of a chicken's egg; it enjoys some popularity as a native plant with edible fruit and few [[pest (organism)|pests]].
* [[Giant granadilla]] (giant tumbo or ''badea'', ''P. quadrangularis''), [[water lemon]] (''P. laurifolia'') and [[sweet calabash]] (''P. maliformis'') are ''Passiflora'' species locally famed for their fruit,<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Granadilla|volume=12|page=336}}</ref> but not widely known elsewhere {{as of|2008|lc=on}}.{{cn|date=October 2022<!-- this was added without support in 2008-->}}
* The [[Passiflora caerulea|blue passionflower]] (''Passiflora caerulea'') produces bright orange fruit with numerous seeds. While the fruit is edible, it is often described as being bland in comparison to other edible passionfruit, or with a flavour vaguely similar to [[Blackberry|blackberries]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Passiflora caerulea (Blue Passion Flower) |url=https://www.gardenia.net/plant/passiflora-caerulea-blue-passion-flower |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=Gardenia.net |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Wild maracuja]] are the fruit of ''P. foetida'', which are popular in [[Southeast Asia]].
* [[Banana passionfruit]]s are the very elongated fruits of [[Passiflora tripartita|''P. tripartita'' var. ''mollissima'']] and ''[[Passiflora tarminiana|P. tarminiana]]''. These are locally eaten, but their invasive properties make them a poor choice to grow outside of their native range.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/cw_smith/impact.htm |title=Impact of Alien Plants on Hawai'i's Native Biota |author=Smith, Clifford W. |publisher=University of Hawaii |access-date=8 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713071816/http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/cw_smith/impact.htm |archive-date=13 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.invasiveplantatlas.org/subject.html?sub=6142 |title=Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States |author= The University of Georgia - Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health and the National Park Service |date=17 February 2011 |access-date=8 March 2011}}</ref>

===Ayahuasca analog===
A native source of [[beta-Carboline]]s (e.g., passion flower in North America) is mixed with ''[[Desmanthus illinoensis]]'' (Illinois bundleflower) root bark to produce a hallucinogenic drink called prairiehuasca, which is an analog of the shamanic brew [[ayahuasca]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Hegnauer, R. |author2=Hegnauer, M. |year=1996 |title=Caesalpinioideae und Mimosoideae Volume 1 Part 2 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=9783764351656 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bUV8C6iLFkEC |page=199}}</ref>

===Traditional medicine and dietary supplement===

''[[Passiflora incarnata|P. incarnata]]'' (maypop) leaves and roots have a long history of use as a [[traditional medicine]] by [[Indigenous people of the Americas|Native Americans]] in [[North America]] and were adapted by [[European colonization of the Americas|European colonists]].<ref name="nih">{{cite web |title=Passionflower |url=https://nccih.nih.gov/health/passionflower |publisher=National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, US National Institutes of Health |access-date=30 October 2019 |date=1 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="drugs">{{cite web |title=Passion flower |url=https://www.drugs.com/npp/passion-flower.html |publisher=Drugs.com |access-date=30 October 2019 |date=1 July 2018}}</ref> The fresh or dried leaves of maypop are used to make a tea that is used as a [[sedative]].<ref name=nih/> Passionflower as dried powder or an [[extract]] is used as a [[dietary supplement]].<ref name=nih/> There is insufficient [[evidence-based medicine|clinical evidence]] for using passionflower to treat any medical condition.<ref name=nih/><ref name=drugs/>

Passionflower is classified as [[generally recognized as safe]] (GRAS) for use as a [[food ingredient]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=172.510|title=Permitted Flavoring Agents and Related Substances; In: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21|publisher=US Food and Drug Administration|date=1 April 2019|access-date=30 October 2019}}</ref>


====Adverse effects====
* The '''[[Passion fruit]]''' or '''''maracujá''''' (''P. edulis'') is cultivated extensively in the [[Caribbean]] and south [[Florida]] and [[South Africa]] for its fruit, which is used as a source of juice. A small purple fruit which wrinkles easily and a larger shiny yellow to orange fruit are traded under this name. The latter is usually considered just a [[variety (biology)|variety]] ''flavicarpa'', but seems to be more distinct in fact.{{Whom?|date=September 2011}}
Passion flower is not recommended during pregnancy because it may induce contractions.<ref name=nih/><ref name=drugs/> Consuming passion flower products may cause drowsiness, [[nausea]], dizziness, abnormal [[heart rhythm]]s, [[asthma]], or [[rhinitis]].<ref name=nih/><ref name=drugs/>
* '''[[Sweet Granadilla]]''' (''P. ligularis'') is another widely grown species. In large parts of [[Africa]] and [[Australia]] it is the plant called "passionfruit": confusingly, in [[South Africa]]n English the latter species is more often called "granadilla" (without an adjective). Its fruit is somewhat intermediate between the two sold as ''P. edulis''.
* '''[[Maypop]]''' (''P. incarnata''), a common species in the southeastern US. This is a subtropical representative of this mostly tropical family. However, unlike the more tropical cousins, this particular species is hardy enough to withstand the cold down to -4°F (-20°C) before its roots die (it is native as far north as [[Pennsylvania]] and has been cultivated as far north as [[Boston]] and [[Chicago]].) The fruit is sweet, yellowish, and roughly the size of a chicken's egg; it enjoys some popularity as a native plant with edible fruit and few [[pest (organism)|pest]]s.
* '''[[Giant Granadilla]]''' ('''Giant Tumbo''' or '''''badea''''', ''P. quadrangularis''), '''[[Water Lemon]]''' (''P. laurifolia'') and '''[[Sweet Calabash]]''' (''P. maliformis'') are ''Passiflora'' species locally famed for their fruit, but not widely known elsewhere yet.
* '''[[Wild Maracuja]]''' are the fruit of ''P. foetida'', which are popular in [[Southeast Asia]].
* '''[[Banana passionfruit]]s''' are the very elongated fruits of [[Passiflora tripartita|''P. tripartita'' var. ''mollissima'']] and ''[[Passiflora tarminiana|P. tarminiana]]''. These are locally eaten, but their invasive properties make them a poor choice to grow outside of their native range.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/cw_smith/impact.htm |title=Impact of Alien Plants on Hawai‘i's Native Biota |author=Smith, Clifford W. |date= |work= |publisher=University of Hawaii |accessdate=8 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.invasiveplantatlas.org/subject.html?sub=6142 |title=Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States |author= The University of Georgia - Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health and the National Park Service |date=17 February 2011 |work= |publisher= |accessdate=8 March 2011}}</ref>


==Chemistry==
=== Medical and entheogenic uses ===
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Many species of ''Passiflora'' have been found to contain [[beta-carboline]] [[harmala alkaloid]]s,<ref name=drugs/><ref name="Duke">Duke (2008)</ref><ref name="Meuninck">{{cite book|title=Medicinal Plants of North America: A Field Guide|author=Jim Meuninck|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=AVOsBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA38|year=2008|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1461745815}}</ref> some of which are [[Monoamine oxidase inhibitor|MAO inhibitors]]. The flower and fruit have only traces of these chemicals, but the leaves and the roots often contain more.<ref name="Meuninck" /> The most common of these alkaloids is [[Harmala alkaloid|harman]], but [[harmaline]], [[harmalol]], [[harmine]], and [[harmol]] are also present.<ref name=drugs/><ref name="Duke" /> The species known to bear such alkaloids include: ''[[Passiflora actinia|P. actinia]]'', ''[[Passiflora alata|P. alata]]'' (winged-stem passion flower), ''[[Passiflora alba|P. alba]]'', ''[[Passiflora bryonioides|P. bryonioides]]'' (cupped passion flower), ''[[Passiflora caerulea|P. caerulea]]'' (blue passion flower), ''[[Passiflora capsularis|P. capsularis]]'', ''[[Passiflora decaisneana|P. decaisneana]]'', ''[[Passiflora edulis|P. edulis]]'' (passion fruit), ''[[Passiflora eichleriana|P. eichleriana]]'', ''[[Passiflora foetida|P. foetida]]'' (stinking passion flower), ''[[Passiflora incarnata|P. incarnata]]'' (maypop), ''[[Passiflora quadrangularis|P. quadrangularis]]'' (giant granadilla), ''[[Passiflora suberosa|P. suberosa]]'', ''[[Passiflora subpeltata|P. subpeltata]]'' and ''[[Passiflora warmingii|P. warmingii]]''.<ref name="Duke" />


Other compounds found in passion flowers are [[coumarins]] (e.g. [[scopoletin]] and [[umbelliferone]]), [[maltol]], [[phytosterol]]s (e.g. [[lutenin]]) and [[cyanogenic glycosides]] (e.g. [[gynocardin]]) which render some species, i.e. ''[[Passiflora adenopoda|P. adenopoda]]'', somewhat poisonous. Many [[flavonoid]]s and their [[glycoside]]s have been found in ''Passiflora'', including [[apigenin]], [[beta-Naphthoflavone|benzoflavone]], [[homoorientin]], [[7-isoorientin]], [[isoshaftoside]], [[isovitexin]] (or [[saponaretin]]), [[kaempferol]], [[lucenin]], [[luteolin]], n-[[orientin]], [[passiflorine]] (named after the genus), [[quercetin]], [[rutin]], [[saponarin]], [[shaftoside]], [[vicenin]] and [[vitexin]]. Maypop, [[blue passion flower]] (''P. caerulea''), and perhaps others contain the [[flavone]] [[chrysin]]. Also documented to occur at least in some ''Passiflora'' in quantity are the [[hydrocarbon]] [[nonacosane]] and the [[anthocyanidin]] [[pelargonidin]]-3-diglycoside.<ref name=drugs/><ref name="Duke" /><ref name="dd2008">Dhawan, ''et al''. (2002)</ref>
''[[Passiflora incarnata|P. incarnata]]'' (maypop) leaves and roots have a long history of use among [[Indigenous people of the Americas|Native Americans]] in [[North America]] and were adapted by the [[European colonization of the Americas|European colonists]]. The fresh or dried leaves of maypop are used to make a tea that is used to treat [[insomnia]], [[hysteria]], and [[epilepsy]], and is also valued for its [[analgesic]] properties.<ref name="UMMC">UMMC (2008)</ref> ''[[Passiflora edulis|P. edulis]]'' (passion fruit) and a few other species are used in Central and South America for similar purposes. Once dried, the leaves can also be smoked.


The genus is rich in [[organic acid]]s including [[Formic acid|formic]], [[Butyric acid|butyric]], [[Linoleic acid|linoleic]], [[α-Linolenic acid|linolenic]], [[Malic acid|malic]], [[Myristic acid|myristic]], [[oleic acid|oleic]] and [[palmitic acid]]s as well as [[natural phenol|phenolic]] compounds, and the [[amino acid]] α-[[alanine]]. [[Ester]]s like [[ethyl butyrate]], [[ethyl caproate]], ''n''-[[hexyl butyrate]] and ''n''-[[hexyl caproate]] give the fruits their flavor and appetizing smell. [[Sugar]]s, contained mainly in the fruit, are most significantly d-[[fructose]], d-[[glucose]] and [[raffinose]]. Among [[enzyme]]s, ''Passiflora'' was found to be rich in [[catalase]], [[Pectinesterase|pectin methylesterase]] and [[phenolase]].<ref name=drugs/><ref name="Duke" />
Many species have been found to contain [[beta-carboline]] [[harmala alkaloid]]s.<ref name="Drugs">''Drugs.com'' (2008)</ref><ref name="Duke">Duke (2008)</ref> which are [[Monoamine oxidase inhibitor|MAO inhibitors]] with [[anti-depressant]] properties. The flower and fruit have only traces of these chemicals, but the leaves and the roots are often more potent and have been used to potentiate the effects of mind-altering drugs. The most common of these alkaloids is [[harman]] (1-methyl-9H-b-carboline), but [[harmaline]] (4,9-Dihydro-7-methoxy-1-methyl-3H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole), harmalol (1-methyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-b]indol-7-one), [[harmine]] (7-Methoxy-1-methyl-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole) and [[harmol]]{{Clarify|date=November 2009|reason=What is its chemical name? Be consistent.}} were found.<ref name="Drugs" /><ref name="Duke" /> The species known to bear such alkaloids include: ''[[Passiflora actinea|P. actinea]]'', ''[[Passiflora alata|P. alata]]'' (winged-stem passion flower), ''[[Passiflora alba|P. alba]]'', ''[[Passiflora bryonioides|P. bryonioides]]'' (cupped passion flower), ''[[Passiflora caerulea|P. caerulea]]'' (blue passion flower), ''[[Passiflora capsularis|P. capsularis]]'', ''[[Passiflora decaisneana|P. decaisneana]]'', ''[[Passiflora edulis|P. edulis]]'' (passion fruit), ''[[Passiflora eichleriana|P. eichleriana]]'', ''[[Passiflora foetida|P. foetida]]'' (stinking passion flower), ''[[Passiflora incarnata|P. incarnata]]'' (maypop), ''[[Passiflora quadrangularis|P. quadrangularis]]'' (giant granadilla), ''[[Passiflora ruberosa|P. ruberosa]]'', ''[[Passiflora subpeltata|P. subpeltata]]'' and ''[[Passiflora warmingii|P. warmingii]]''.<ref name="Drugs" /><ref name="Duke" />


==Etymology and names==
Other compounds found in passion flowers are [[coumarins]] (e.g. [[scopoletin]] and [[umbelliferone]]), [[maltol]], [[phytosterols]] (e.g. [[lutenin]]) and [[cyanogenic glycosides]] (e.g. [[gynocardin]]) which render some species, i.e. ''[[Passiflora adenopoda|P. adenopoda]]'', somewhat poisonous. Many [[flavonoid]]s and their [[glycoside]]s have been found in ''Passiflora'', including [[apigenin]], [[benzoflavone]], [[homoorientin]], 7-[[isoorientin]], [[isoshaftoside]], [[isovitexin]] (or [[saponaretin]]), [[kaempferol]], [[lucenin]], [[luteolin]], n-[[orientin]], [[passiflorine]] (named after the genus), [[quercetin]], [[rutin]], [[saponarin]], [[shaftoside]], [[vicenin]] and [[vitexin]]. Maypop, [[Blue Passion Flower]] (''P. caerulea''), and perhaps others contain [[chrysin]], a [[flavone]] with confirmed [[anxiolytic]] and [[anti-inflammatory]], supposed [[aromatase inhibitor]] properties. Also documented to occur at least in some ''Passiflora'' in quantity are the [[hydrocarbon]] [[nonacosane]] and the [[anthocyanidin]] [[pelargonidin]]-3-diglycoside.<ref name="Drugs" /><ref name="Duke" /><ref name="dd2008">Dhawan, ''et al.'' (2002)</ref>
[[File:Passiflora caerulea (makro close-up).jpg|thumb|right|[[Blue passion flower]] (''P. caerulea'') showing most elements of the Christian symbolism]]
[[File:Passiflora Krishnakamal Karnataka India.jpg|thumb|right|''Passiflora'' 'Soi Fah', {{aka}} {{transliteration|mr|Krishnakamala}} in India]]


The ''passion'' in ''passion flower'' refers to [[Passion (Christianity)|the passion of Jesus]] in [[Christianity|Christian theology]];<ref name= "Kostka ">{{cite web | last = Kostka | first = Arun Oswin |url = http://saintscatholic.blogspot.com/p/saint-symbols.html | title = Flowers in Christian Symbolism}}</ref> the word ''passion'' comes from the [[Latin]] {{lang|la|[[wikt:passio#Latin|passio]]}}, meaning 'suffering'. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Spanish Christian missionaries adopted the unique physical structures of this plant, particularly the numbers of its various flower parts, as symbols of the last days of [[Jesus]] and especially his [[crucifixion]]:<ref name="Hammer2015">{{cite book|author=Roger L. Hammer|title=Everglades Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Historic Everglades, including Big Cypress, Corkscrew, and Fakahatchee Swamps|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-S0aBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA206|date=6 January 2015|publisher=Falcon Guides|isbn=978-1-4930-1459-0|pages=206–}}</ref>
As regards [[organic acid]]s, the genus is rich in [[Formic acid|formic]], [[Butyric acid|butyric]], [[Linoleic acid|linoleic]], [[α-Linolenic acid|linolenic]], [[Malic acid|malic]], [[Myristic acid|myristic]], [[oleic acid|oleic]] and [[palmitic acid]]s as well as [[natural phenol|phenol]]ic compounds, and the [[amino acid]] α-[[alanine]]. [[Ester]]s like [[ethyl butyrate]], [[ethyl caproate]], n-[[hexyl butyrate]] and n-[[hexyl caproate]] give the fruits their flavor and appetizing smell. [[Sugar]]s, contained mainly in the fruit, are most significantly d-[[fructose]], d-[[glucose]] and [[raffinose]]. Among [[enzyme]]s, ''Passiflora'' was found to be rich in [[catalase]], [[pectin methylesterase]] and [[phenolase]].<ref name="Drugs" /><ref name="Duke" />


The medical utility of very few species of ''Passiflora'' has been scientifically studied.<ref name="Duke" /> In initial trials for treatment of [[generalized anxiety disorder]], maypop extract performed as well as [[oxazepam]] but with fewer short-term side effects. It was recommended to follow up with long-term studies.<ref name="Akhondzadeh">Akhondzadeh, ''et al.'' (2001)</ref> In another study performed on mice, it was shown that ''Passiflora alata'' has a [[genotoxic]] effect on cells, and further research was recommended before this one species is considered safe for human consumption.<ref>{{cite journal|pmid=19799991}}</ref>

Passionflower herb (Passiflorae herba) from ''[[Passiflora incarnata|P. incarnata]]'' is official in the [[European Pharmacopoeia]]. The herbal drug should contain not less than 1.5% total flavonoids expressed as [[vitexin]]. It is used in sedative tea mixtures with other calming herbs.

== Etymology and names ==
Popularly, passion flowers and especially [[passion fruit]] are frequently used with sexual or romantic [[innuendo]], giving rise to such uses as a one-time soft drink named [[Purple Passion]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} The "Passion" in "passion flower" refers to [[Passion (Christianity)|the passion of Jesus]] in [[Christianity|Christian theology]]. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Spanish Christian missionaries adopted the unique physical structures of this plant, particularly the numbers of its various flower parts, as symbols of the last days of [[Jesus]] and especially his [[crucifixion]]:
[[File:Passionflower2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Blue Passion Flower]] (''P. caerulea'') showing most elements of the Christian symbolism]]
* The pointed tips of the leaves were taken to represent the [[Holy Lance]].
* The pointed tips of the leaves were taken to represent the [[Holy Lance]].
* The [[tendril]]s represent the [[whip]]s used in the [[flagellation of Christ]].
* The [[tendril]]s represent the [[whip]]s used in the [[flagellation of Christ]].
* The ten [[petal]]s and [[sepal]]s represent the ten faithful [[apostles]] (excluding [[St. Peter]] the denier and [[Judas Iscariot]] the betrayer).
* The ten [[petal]]s and [[sepal]]s represent the ten faithful [[Apostles in the New Testament|apostles]] (excluding [[St. Peter]], who denied Jesus three times, and [[Judas Iscariot]], who betrayed him).
* The flower's radial filaments, which can number more than a hundred and vary from flower to flower, represent the [[crown of thorns]].
* The flower's [[Perianth#Corona|radial filaments]], which can number more than a hundred and vary from flower to flower, represent the [[crown of thorns]].
* The [[Chalice (cup)|chalice]]-shaped [[Ovary (plants)|ovary]] with its [[Receptacle (botany)|receptacle]] represents a hammer or the [[Holy Grail]]
* The [[Chalice (cup)|chalice]]-shaped [[Ovary (plants)|ovary]] with its [[Receptacle (botany)|receptacle]] represents the [[Holy Grail]].
* The 3 [[gynoecium|stigma]]s represent the 3 [[Nail (fastener)|nail]]s and the 5 [[anther]]s below them the 5 [[stigmata|wounds]] (four by the nails and one by the lance).
* The three [[gynoecium|stigmas]] represent three [[Nail (fastener)|nails]] and the five [[anther]]s below them five hammers or five [[stigmata|wounds]] (four by the nails and one by the lance).
* The blue and white colors of many species' flowers represent [[Heaven]] and [[virtue|Purity]].
* The blue and white colors of many species' flowers represent [[Heaven]] and [[virtue|Purity]].
* In addition, the flower is open for three days, symbolising the three years of Jesus' ministry.<ref>{{cite book|last=Brewer|first=Ebenezer Cobham|title=The Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable|edition=2001|publisher=Wordsworth Reference|page=826}}</ref>


The flower has been given names related to this symbolism throughout Europe since that time. In [[Spain]], it is known as ''espina de Cristo'' ("Christ's thorn"). Older [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] names<ref>Marzell (1927)</ref> include ''Christus-Krone'' ("Christ's crown"), ''Christus-Strauss'' ("Christ's bouquet"<ref>"Christ's Flower" is a mistranslation of Marzell (1927)</ref>), ''Dorn-Krone'' ("crown of thorns"), ''Jesus-Lijden'' ("Jesus' passion"), ''Marter'' ("passion"<ref>"Martyr" is a mistranslation of Marzell (1927)</ref>) or ''Muttergottes-Stern'' ("Mother of God's star"<ref>''Muttergottes-Schuzchen'' (or ''-Schurzchen'') is a nonsensical misreading of Marzell (1927)</ref>).
The flower has been given names related to this symbolism throughout Europe since the 15th century. In [[Spain]], it is known as {{Lang|es|espina de Cristo}} ('thorn of Christ'). Older [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] names<ref>Marzell (1927)</ref> include {{Lang|de|Christus-Krone}} ('Christ's crown'), {{Lang|de|Christus-Strauss}} ('Christ's bouquet'),<ref>"Christ's flower" is a mistranslation of Marzell (1927)</ref> {{Lang|de|Dorn-Krone}} ('crown of thorns'), {{Lang|nl|Jesus-Lijden}} ('Jesus' passion'), {{Lang|de|Marter}} ('passion')<ref>"Martyr" is a mistranslation of Marzell (1927)</ref> or {{Lang|de|Muttergottes-Stern}} ('Mother of God's star').<ref>''Muttergottes-Schuzchen'' (or ''-Schurzchen'') is a nonsensical misreading of Marzell (1927)</ref>


Outside the Christian heartland, the regularly shaped flowers have reminded people of the face of a [[clock]]; in [[Israel]] they are known as "clock-flower" (שעונית), and in [[Japan]] they are called '''''tokeisō''''' (時計草, "clock plant"). In Hawaiian, they are called '''''lilikoʻi'''''; ''lī'' is a string used for tying fabric together, such as a [[shoelace]], and ''liko'' means "to spring forth leaves".<ref>Pukui ''et al.'' (1992)</ref>
Outside the Roman Catholic heartland, the regularly shaped flowers have reminded people of the face of a [[clock]]. In [[Israel]] they are known as "clock-flower" ({{lang|he|שעונית}}) and in Greece as "clock plant" ({{Lang|el|ρολογιά}}); in [[Japan]] too, they are known as {{nihongo3|'clock plant'|時計草|tokeisō}}. In Hawaiian, they are called {{lang|haw|lilikoʻi}};<ref>{{Hawaiian Dictionaries
| lilikoʻi
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}}</ref> {{lang|haw|lī}} is a string used for tying fabric together, such as a [[shoelace]], and {{lang|haw|liko}} means 'to spring forth leave'.<ref>Pukui ''et al.'' (1992)</ref>


In [[India]], it is known as [[Krishnakamala]] because of its dark violet blue colour which resembles Bhagwan [[Krishna]].
In [[India]], blue passionflowers are called '''Krishnakamala''' in Karnataka and Maharashtra, while in UP and generally north it is colloquially called "Paanch Paandav". The flower's structure lends itself to the interpretation along the lines of five Pandavas, the Divine Krishna at centre, and the opposing hundred at the edges. The colour blue is moreover associated with Krishna as colour of his aura.

In northern [[Peru]] and Bolivia, the [[banana passionfruit]]s are known as '''''tumbos'''''. This is one possible source of the name of the [[Tumbes region]] of Peru.


==Taxonomy==
==Taxonomy==
{{See also|List of Passiflora species}}
''Passiflora'' is the most speciose genus of both the family Passifloraceae and the tribe Passifloreae. With over 530 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, but also the rank of supersection.


''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, but also the rank of supersection.
The New World species of ''Passiflora'' were divided among 22 subgenera by Killip (1938). More recent work reduces these to 4 - ''Astrophea'' (Americas, 57 species), ''Deidamioides'' (Americas, 17 species), ''Passiflora'' (Americas, >200 species) and ''Decaloba'' (Americas, Asia and Australasia, >200 species). Other studies have shown that the segregate Old World genera ''[[Hollrungia]]'' and ''[[Tetrapathaea]]'' are nested within ''Passiflora'', and form a fifth subgenus (''Tetrapathaea'').


The New World species of ''Passiflora'' were first divided among 22 subgenera by Killip (1938) in the first monograph of the genus.<ref name="Killip 1938"/> More recent work has reduced these to 4, which are commonly accepted today (in order from most basally to most recently branching):<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Feuillet|first1=C.|last2=MacDougal|first2=J.|date=2004|title=A new infrageneric classification of Passiflora L. (Passifloraceae)|journal=Passiflora|volume=13|issue=2|pages=34–35, 37–38}}</ref>
The Old World species form two clades - supersection ''Disemma'' (part of subgenus ''Decaloba'') and subgenus ''Tetrapathaea''. The former is composed of 21 species divided into sections ''Disemma'' (3 Australian species), ''Holrungiella'' (1 New Guinean species) and ''Octandranthus'' (17 south and east Asian species).<ref>Shawn Elizabeth Krosnick, Ph.D. thesis, [http://drc.ohiolink.edu/handle/2374.OX/6144 Phylogenetic relationships and patterns of morphological evolution in the Old Word species of ''Passiflora'' (subgenus ''Decaloba'': supersection ''Disemma'' and subgenus ''Tetrapathaea'')]</ref>
* ''[[Passiflora subg. Astrophea|Astrophea]]'' (Americas, ~60 species), trees and shrubs with simple, unlobed leaves
* ''Passiflora'' (Americas, ~250 species), woody vines with large flowers and elaborate [[corolla (botany)|corolla]]
* ''Deidamioides'' (Americas, 13 species), woody or herbaceous vines
* ''Decaloba'' (Americas, Asia and Australasia, ~230 species), herbaceous vines with palmately veined leaves


Some studies have shown that the segregate Old World genera ''[[Hollrungia]]'' and ''[[Tetrapathaea]]'' are nested within ''Passiflora'', and form a fifth subgenus (''Tetrapathaea'').<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Krosnick|first1=S.E.|last2=Ford|first2=A.J.|last3=Freudenstein|first3=J.V.|date=2009|title=Taxonomic Revision of Passiflora Subgenus Tetrapathea Including the Monotypic Genera Hollrungia and Tetrapathea (Passifloraceae), and a New Species of Passiflora|journal=Systematic Botany|volume=34|issue=2|pages=375–385|doi=10.1600/036364409788606343|s2cid=86038282}}</ref> Other studies support the current four subgenus classification.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Hansen|first1=K.A.|last2=Gilbert|first2=L.E.|last3=Simpson|first3=B.B.|last4=Downie|first4=S.R.|last5=Cervi|first5=A.C.|last6=Jansen|first6=R.K.|date=2006|title=Phylogenetic Relationships and Chromosome Number Evolution in Passiflora|journal=Systematic Botany|volume=31|issue=1|pages=138–150|doi=10.1600/036364406775971769|s2cid=4820527}}</ref>
The remaining (New World) species of subgenus ''Decaloba'' are divided into 7 supersections. Supersection ''Pterosperma'' includes 4 species from Central America and southern Mexico. Supersection ''Hahniopathanthus'' includes 5 species from Central America, Mexico and northernmost South America. Supersection ''Cicea'' includes 19 species, with apetalous flowers. Supersection ''Bryonioides'' includes 21 species, with a distribution centered on Mexico. Supersection ''Auriculata'' includes 8 species from South America, one of which is also found in Central America. Supersection ''Multiflora'' includes 19 species. Supersection ''Decaloba'' includes 123 species.<ref>[http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/passiflora/ Passiflora Research Network]</ref>

Relationships below the subgenus level are not known with certainty and are an active area of research. The Old World species form two clades – supersection ''Disemma'' (part of subgenus ''Decaloba'') and subgenus ''Tetrapathaea''. The former is composed of 21 species divided into sections ''Disemma'' (three Australian species), ''Holrungiella'' (one New Guinean species) and ''Octandranthus'' (seventeen south and east Asian species).<ref>Shawn Elizabeth Krosnick, PhD thesis, [http://drc.ohiolink.edu/handle/2374.OX/6144 Phylogenetic relationships and patterns of morphological evolution in the Old Word species of ''Passiflora'' (subgenus ''Decaloba'': supersection ''Disemma'' and subgenus ''Tetrapathaea'')] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720024640/http://drc.ohiolink.edu/handle/2374.OX/6144 |date=20 July 2011 }}</ref>

The remaining (New World) species of subgenus ''Decaloba'' are divided into seven supersections. Supersection ''Pterosperma'' includes four species from Central America and southern Mexico. Supersection ''Hahniopathanthus'' includes five species from Central America, Mexico and northernmost South America. Supersection ''Cicea'' includes nineteen species, with apetalous flowers. Supersection ''Bryonioides'' includes twenty-one species, with a distribution centered on Mexico. Supersection ''Auriculata'' includes eight species from South America, one of which is also found in Central America. Supersection ''Multiflora'' includes nineteen species. Supersection ''Decaloba'' includes 123 species.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/passiflora/|title=MBG: Research: Passiflora Research Network|work=mobot.org}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Passifloraincense.jpg|''Passiflora'' 'Incense', a hybrid of the Brazilian species ''[[Passiflora cincinnata|P. cincinnata]]'' and the American species ''[[Passiflora incarnata|P. incarnata]]''.
File:Passifloraclearsky.jpg|''[[Passiflora caerulea]]'' 'Clear Sky', a [[tetraploid]] selection of ''P. caerulea''.
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of culinary fruits]]
* [[List of culinary fruits]]

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{aut|Akhondzadeh, Shahin; Naghavi, H.R.; Vazirian, M.; Shayeganpour, A.; Rashidi, H. & Khani, M.}} (2001): Passionflower in the treatment of generalized anxiety: a pilot double-blind randomized controlled trial with oxazepam. ''Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics'' '''26'''(5): 363-367. <small>{{doi|10.1046/j.1365-2710.2001.00367.x}}</small> [http://jerrycott.com/user/passionanxiety.pdf PDF fulltext]
* {{aut|Dana, E.D.; Sanz-Elorza, M. & Sobrino, E.}} [2001]: Plant Invaders in Spain Check-List. [http://www.ual.es/personal/edana/alienplants/checklist.pdf PDF fulltext]
* {{aut|Dhawan, Kamaldeep; Kumar, Suresh & Sharma, Anupam}} (2002): Beneficial Effects of Chrysin and Benzoflavone on Virility in 2-Year-Old Male Rats. ''Journal of Medicinal Food'' '''5'''(1): 43-48. {{doi|10.1089/109662002753723214}} (HTML abstract)
* {{aut|Drugs.com}} [2008]: [http://www.drugs.com/npp/passion-flower.html Passion Flower]. Retrieved 2008-NOV-01.
* {{aut|Duke, James A.}} [2008]: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/plants.html Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases] &ndash; ''Passiflora'' spp. Retrieved 2008-NOV-01.
* {{aut|Hansen, A. Katie; Escobar, Linda K.; Gilbert, Lawrence E. & Jansen, Robert K.}} (2006): Paternal, maternal, and biparental inheritance of the chloroplast genome in ''Passiflora'' (Passifloraceae): implications for phylogenic studies. ''Botany'' '''94'''(1): 42-46. [http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/reprint/94/1/42.pdf PDF fulltext]
* {{aut|Marzell, Heinrich}} (1927): ''Deutsches Wörterbuch der Pflanzennamen'' ["German Plant Name Dictionary"]. Leipzig.
* {{aut|[[Mary Kawena Pukui|Pukui, Mary Kawena]]; [[Samuel Hoyt Elbert|Elbert, Samuel Hoyt]]; Mookini, Esther T. & Nishizawa, Yu Mapuana}} (1992): ''New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary with a Concise Grammars and Given Names in Hawaiian''. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. <small>ISBN 0-8248-1392-8</small>
* {{aut|Petersen, Elly}} (1966): Passionsblume ["Passion flowers"]. ''In: Praktisches Gartenlexikon der Büchergilde'' (2nd ed.): 270-271 [in German]. Büchergilde Gutenberg. Frankfurt am Main, Vienna, Zürich.
* {{aut|Radhamani, T.R.; Sudarshana, L. & Krishnan, R.}} (1995): Defence and carnivory: dual roles of bracts in ''Passiflora foetida. Journal of Biosciences'' '''20'''(5): 657-664. <small>{{doi| 10.1007/BF02703305}}</small> [http://www.ias.ac.in/jarch/jbiosci/20/657-664.pdf PDF fulltext]
* {{aut|[[University of Maryland Medical Center]] (UMMC)}} (2008): [http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsHerbs/Passionflowerch.html Passionflower]. Retrieved 2008-NOV-01.


== External links ==
==External links==
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{{NIE Poster|year=1905|Passion-flower}}
* [http://www.passiflora.org/ The Passiflora Society International]
* {{EOL}}
* [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=43bVC3P8PJsC Passiflora: passionflowers of the world]
* [http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=Fieldiana%20Killip Killip, The American Species of Passifloraceae, Fieldiana, Bot. 19 (1938)]
* [http://www.passiflorasociety.org/ The Passiflora Society International]
* [https://archive.org/search.php?query=Fieldiana%20Killip Killip, The American Species of Passifloraceae, Fieldiana, Bot. 19 (1938)]
* [http://www.passionflow.co.uk/ Passiflora online]
* [http://www.passionflow.co.uk/ Passiflora online]
* [http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/passionfruit.html Passiflora edulis]
* [http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/passionfruit.html Passiflora edulis] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705210155/http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/passionfruit.html |date=5 July 2020 }}
* [http://www.floridanaturepictures.com/flowers/flowers.html Passiflora Picture Gallery]
* [http://www.floridanaturepictures.com/flowers/flowers.html Passiflora Picture Gallery]
* [http://www.chilebosque.cl/epiv/ppinn.html Chilean Passiflora pictures]
* [http://www.chilebosque.cl/epiv/ppinn.html Chilean Passiflora pictures]
* [http://www.heliconius.co.uk/foodplants.htm A list of Heliconius Butterflies and the Passiflora species their larvae consume]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060711234117/http://www.heliconius.co.uk/foodplants.htm A list of Heliconius Butterflies and the Passiflora species their larvae consume]

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Passiflora
Passiflora incarnata
P. quadrangularis unripe fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Subfamily: Passifloroideae
Tribe: Passifloreae
Genus: Passiflora
L.
Type species
Passiflora incarnata L.[1]
Species

About 550, see list

Synonyms[2]
List

Passiflora, known also as the passion flowers or passion vines, is a genus of about 550 species of flowering plants, the type genus of the family Passifloraceae.

Description

Vegetative characteristics

They are mostly tendril-bearing vines, with some being shrubs or trees. They can be woody or herbaceous.[3]

Generative characteristics

Passion flowers produce regular and usually showy flowers with a distinctive corona. There can be as many as eight coronal series, as in the case of P. xiikzodz.[3] The flower is pentamerous and ripens into an indehiscent fruit with numerous seeds.

Distribution

Passiflora has a largely neotropic distribution, unlike other genera in the family Passifloraceae, which includes more Old World species (such as the genus Adenia). The vast majority of Passiflora are found in Mexico, Central America, the United States and South America, although there are additional representatives in Southeast Asia and Oceania.[4] New species continue to be identified: for example, P. xishuangbannaensis and P. pardifolia have only been known to the scientific community since 2005 and 2006, respectively.

Some species of Passiflora have been naturalized beyond their native ranges. For example, the blue passion flower (P. caerulea) now grows wild in Spain.[5] The purple passionfruit (P. edulis) and its yellow relative flavicarpa have been introduced in many tropical regions as commercial crops.

Ecology

Stinking passion flower or Wild water lemon (P. foetida) bracts with insect-catching hairs.
The sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) is adapted to feed on Passiflora mixta and similar flowers.
An introduced Passiflora in the Canary Islands.
Passiflora foetida in Tumkur, India
Red colored passion flower in Mysore, India

Passion flowers have floral structures adapted for biotic pollination. Pollinators of Passiflora include bumblebees, carpenter bees (e.g., Xylocopa sonorina), wasps, bats, and hummingbirds (especially hermits such as Phaethornis); some others are additionally capable of self-pollination. Passiflora often exhibit high levels of pollinator specificity, which has led to frequent coevolution across the genus. The sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) is a notable example: it, with its immensely elongated bill, is the sole pollinator of 37 species of high Andean Passiflora in the supersection Tacsonia.[6]

Bud of the passion flower
Passion flower bloom in water

The leaves are used for feeding by the larvae of a number of species of Lepidoptera. Famously, they are exclusively targeted by many butterfly species of the tribe Heliconiini. The many defensive adaptations visible on Passiflora include diverse leaf shapes (which help disguise their identity), colored nubs (which mimic butterfly eggs and can deter Heliconians from ovipositing on a seemingly crowded leaf), extrafloral nectaries, trichomes, variegation, and chemical defenses.[7] These, combined with adaptations on the part of the butterflies, were important in the foundation of coevolutionary theory.[8][9]

Recent studies have shown that passiflora both grow faster and protect themselves better in high-nitrogen soils. In low-nitrogen environments, passiflora focus on growth rather than defense and are more vulnerable to herbivores.[10]

The following lepidoptera larvae are known to feed on Passiflora:

The generally high pollinator and parasite specificity in Passiflora may have led to the tremendous morphological variation in the genus. It is thought to have among the highest foliar diversity among all plant genera,[16] with leaf shapes ranging from unlobed to five-lobed frequently found on the same plant.[17] Coevolution can be a major driver of speciation, and may be responsible for the radiation of certain clades of Passiflora such as Tacsonia.

The bracts of the stinking passion flower are covered by hairs which exude a sticky fluid. Many small insects get stuck to this and get digested to nutrient-rich goo by proteases and acid phosphatases. Since the insects usually killed are rarely major pests, this passion flower seems to be a protocarnivorous plant.[18]

Banana passion flower or "banana poka" (P. tarminiana), originally from Central Brazil, is an invasive weed, especially on the islands of Hawaii. It is commonly spread by feral pigs eating the fruits. It overgrows and smothers stands of endemic vegetation, mainly on roadsides. Blue passion flower (P. caerulea) is an invasive species in Spain and considered likely to threaten ecosystems there.[5]

On the other hand, some species are endangered due to unsustainable logging and other forms of habitat destruction. For example, the Chilean passion flower (P. pinnatistipula) is a rare vine growing in the Tropical Andes southwards from Venezuela between 2,500 and 3,800 metres (8,200 and 12,500 ft) altitude, and in Coastal Central Chile, where it only occurs in a few tens of square kilometres of fog forest by the sea, near Zapallar. P. pinnatistipula has a round fruit, unusual in Tacsonia group species like banana passion flower and P. mixta, with their elongated tubes and brightly red to rose-colored petals.

Notable and sometimes economically significant pathogens of Passiflora are several sac fungi of the genus Septoria (including S. passiflorae), the undescribed proteobacterium called "Pseudomonas tomato" (pv. passiflorae), the Potyvirus passionfruit woodiness virus, and the Carlavirus Passiflora latent virus.

Uses

Ornamental

Passiflora incarnata, one of the most common passion flowers
Passiflora entwine this 1880 Baxter process illustration by Joseph Martin Kronheim

A number of species of Passiflora are cultivated outside their natural range for both their flowers and fruit. Hundreds of hybrids have been named; hybridizing is currently being done extensively for flowers, foliage and fruit. The following hybrids and cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:

During the Victorian era the flower (which in all but a few species lasts only one day) was very popular, and many hybrids were created using the winged-stem passion flower (P. alata), the blue passion flower (P. caerulea) and other tropical species.

Many cool-growing Passiflora from the Andes Mountains can be grown successfully for their beautiful flowers and fruit in cooler Mediterranean climates, such as the Monterey Bay and San Francisco in California and along the western coast of the U.S. into Canada. One blue passion flower or hybrid even grew to large size at Malmö Central Station in Sweden.[22]

Passion flowers have been a subject of studies investigating extranuclear inheritance; paternal inheritance of chloroplast DNA has been documented in this genus.[23] The plastome of the two-flowered passion flower (P. biflora) has been sequenced.

Fruit

Ripe fruits of Passiflora edulis

Most species have round or elongated edible fruit from 50 to 200 millimetres (2 to 8 in) long and 25–50 mm (1–2 in) across, depending upon the species or cultivar.

  • The passion fruit or maracujá (P. edulis) is cultivated extensively in the Caribbean, South America, south Florida and South Africa for its fruit, which is used as a source of juice. A small pink fruit that wrinkles easily and a larger shiny yellow to orange fruit are traded under this name. The latter is usually considered just a variety of flavicarpa, but seems to be more distinct.[citation needed]
  • Sweet granadilla (P. ligularis) is another widely grown species. In large parts of Africa and Australia it is the plant called "passionfruit": confusingly, in South African English the latter species is more often called granadilla (without an adjective). Its fruit is somewhat intermediate between the two sold as P. edulis.
  • Maypop (P. incarnata), a common species in the southeastern US. This is a subtropical representative of this mostly tropical family. However, unlike the more tropical cousins, this particular species is hardy enough to withstand the cold down to −20 °C (−4 °F) before its roots die (it is native as far north as Pennsylvania and has been cultivated as far north as Boston and Chicago.) The fruit is sweet, yellowish, and roughly the size of a chicken's egg; it enjoys some popularity as a native plant with edible fruit and few pests.
  • Giant granadilla (giant tumbo or badea, P. quadrangularis), water lemon (P. laurifolia) and sweet calabash (P. maliformis) are Passiflora species locally famed for their fruit,[24] but not widely known elsewhere as of 2008.[citation needed]
  • The blue passionflower (Passiflora caerulea) produces bright orange fruit with numerous seeds. While the fruit is edible, it is often described as being bland in comparison to other edible passionfruit, or with a flavour vaguely similar to blackberries.[25]
  • Wild maracuja are the fruit of P. foetida, which are popular in Southeast Asia.
  • Banana passionfruits are the very elongated fruits of P. tripartita var. mollissima and P. tarminiana. These are locally eaten, but their invasive properties make them a poor choice to grow outside of their native range.[26][27]

Ayahuasca analog

A native source of beta-Carbolines (e.g., passion flower in North America) is mixed with Desmanthus illinoensis (Illinois bundleflower) root bark to produce a hallucinogenic drink called prairiehuasca, which is an analog of the shamanic brew ayahuasca.[28]

Traditional medicine and dietary supplement

P. incarnata (maypop) leaves and roots have a long history of use as a traditional medicine by Native Americans in North America and were adapted by European colonists.[29][30] The fresh or dried leaves of maypop are used to make a tea that is used as a sedative.[29] Passionflower as dried powder or an extract is used as a dietary supplement.[29] There is insufficient clinical evidence for using passionflower to treat any medical condition.[29][30]

Passionflower is classified as generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for use as a food ingredient in the United States.[31]

Adverse effects

Passion flower is not recommended during pregnancy because it may induce contractions.[29][30] Consuming passion flower products may cause drowsiness, nausea, dizziness, abnormal heart rhythms, asthma, or rhinitis.[29][30]

Chemistry

Chrysin, a commercially important flavone found in the blue passion flower, P. caerulea
Harman, a harmala alkaloid found in many species of Passiflora

Many species of Passiflora have been found to contain beta-carboline harmala alkaloids,[30][32][33] some of which are MAO inhibitors. The flower and fruit have only traces of these chemicals, but the leaves and the roots often contain more.[33] The most common of these alkaloids is harman, but harmaline, harmalol, harmine, and harmol are also present.[30][32] The species known to bear such alkaloids include: P. actinia, P. alata (winged-stem passion flower), P. alba, P. bryonioides (cupped passion flower), P. caerulea (blue passion flower), P. capsularis, P. decaisneana, P. edulis (passion fruit), P. eichleriana, P. foetida (stinking passion flower), P. incarnata (maypop), P. quadrangularis (giant granadilla), P. suberosa, P. subpeltata and P. warmingii.[32]

Other compounds found in passion flowers are coumarins (e.g. scopoletin and umbelliferone), maltol, phytosterols (e.g. lutenin) and cyanogenic glycosides (e.g. gynocardin) which render some species, i.e. P. adenopoda, somewhat poisonous. Many flavonoids and their glycosides have been found in Passiflora, including apigenin, benzoflavone, homoorientin, 7-isoorientin, isoshaftoside, isovitexin (or saponaretin), kaempferol, lucenin, luteolin, n-orientin, passiflorine (named after the genus), quercetin, rutin, saponarin, shaftoside, vicenin and vitexin. Maypop, blue passion flower (P. caerulea), and perhaps others contain the flavone chrysin. Also documented to occur at least in some Passiflora in quantity are the hydrocarbon nonacosane and the anthocyanidin pelargonidin-3-diglycoside.[30][32][34]

The genus is rich in organic acids including formic, butyric, linoleic, linolenic, malic, myristic, oleic and palmitic acids as well as phenolic compounds, and the amino acid α-alanine. Esters like ethyl butyrate, ethyl caproate, n-hexyl butyrate and n-hexyl caproate give the fruits their flavor and appetizing smell. Sugars, contained mainly in the fruit, are most significantly d-fructose, d-glucose and raffinose. Among enzymes, Passiflora was found to be rich in catalase, pectin methylesterase and phenolase.[30][32]

Etymology and names

Blue passion flower (P. caerulea) showing most elements of the Christian symbolism
Passiflora 'Soi Fah', a.k.a. Krishnakamala in India

The passion in passion flower refers to the passion of Jesus in Christian theology;[35] the word passion comes from the Latin passio, meaning 'suffering'. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Spanish Christian missionaries adopted the unique physical structures of this plant, particularly the numbers of its various flower parts, as symbols of the last days of Jesus and especially his crucifixion:[36]

The flower has been given names related to this symbolism throughout Europe since the 15th century. In Spain, it is known as espina de Cristo ('thorn of Christ'). Older Germanic names[38] include Christus-Krone ('Christ's crown'), Christus-Strauss ('Christ's bouquet'),[39] Dorn-Krone ('crown of thorns'), Jesus-Lijden ('Jesus' passion'), Marter ('passion')[40] or Muttergottes-Stern ('Mother of God's star').[41]

Outside the Roman Catholic heartland, the regularly shaped flowers have reminded people of the face of a clock. In Israel they are known as "clock-flower" (שעונית) and in Greece as "clock plant" (ρολογιά); in Japan too, they are known as tokeisō (時計草, 'clock plant'). In Hawaiian, they are called lilikoʻi;[42] is a string used for tying fabric together, such as a shoelace, and liko means 'to spring forth leave'.[43]

In India, it is known as Krishnakamala because of its dark violet blue colour which resembles Bhagwan Krishna.

Taxonomy

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, but also the rank of supersection.

The New World species of Passiflora were first divided among 22 subgenera by Killip (1938) in the first monograph of the genus.[16] More recent work has reduced these to 4, which are commonly accepted today (in order from most basally to most recently branching):[44]

  • Astrophea (Americas, ~60 species), trees and shrubs with simple, unlobed leaves
  • Passiflora (Americas, ~250 species), woody vines with large flowers and elaborate corolla
  • Deidamioides (Americas, 13 species), woody or herbaceous vines
  • Decaloba (Americas, Asia and Australasia, ~230 species), herbaceous vines with palmately veined leaves

Some studies have shown that the segregate Old World genera Hollrungia and Tetrapathaea are nested within Passiflora, and form a fifth subgenus (Tetrapathaea).[45] Other studies support the current four subgenus classification.[46]

Relationships below the subgenus level are not known with certainty and are an active area of research. The Old World species form two clades – supersection Disemma (part of subgenus Decaloba) and subgenus Tetrapathaea. The former is composed of 21 species divided into sections Disemma (three Australian species), Holrungiella (one New Guinean species) and Octandranthus (seventeen south and east Asian species).[47]

The remaining (New World) species of subgenus Decaloba are divided into seven supersections. Supersection Pterosperma includes four species from Central America and southern Mexico. Supersection Hahniopathanthus includes five species from Central America, Mexico and northernmost South America. Supersection Cicea includes nineteen species, with apetalous flowers. Supersection Bryonioides includes twenty-one species, with a distribution centered on Mexico. Supersection Auriculata includes eight species from South America, one of which is also found in Central America. Supersection Multiflora includes nineteen species. Supersection Decaloba includes 123 species.[48]

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