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* [http://www.passiflora.org/ The Passiflora Society International] |
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* [http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/plants/magnoliophyta/magnoliophytina/magnoliopsida/passifloraceae/passiflora/ Botanical informaton] |
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*[http://www.passionflow.co.uk/ Passiflora online] |
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*[http://goodbugpage.org/gulf_fritillary1.htm]] ''Passifloras are host plants to several butterfly species, including the [[Gulf Fritillary]] whose life cycle is pictured here |
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*[http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/passionfruit.html Passiflora edulis / P. edulis flavicarpa Passifloraceae] |
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Revision as of 23:57, 4 October 2003
Passion flowers are plants of the genus Passiflora. The plants are named for the passion of Christ, because the flower structures seemed symbolic of Jesus' scourging, crowning with thorns and crucifixion. Passifloras are native to tropical and sub-tropical America.
The members of this genus produce beautiful flowers that are extensively cultivated, even outside their natural range. Passion fruit, Passiflora edulis, is also cultivated for its fruit, and is extensively grown in the Caribbean and south Florida.
External links
agency to promote and inform
- Botanical informaton
- Passiflora online
- [1]] Passifloras are host plants to several butterfly species, including the Gulf Fritillary whose life cycle is pictured here
- Passiflora edulis / P. edulis flavicarpa Passifloraceae