Botanical Family · Malpighiales

Passifloraceae

Passionflower family

13 speciesOrder Malpighiales8+ well-known plants

Mostly climbing vines with distinctive flowers having a complex fringe-like corona. Includes passionflower and granadilla (passion fruit).

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Representative specimen · Passifloraceae

Key pattern

Alternate, often deeply lobed leaves on tendril climbers; flowers bear an elaborate fringe of thread-like filaments (the corona) between the petals and the reproductive parts, which sit raised on a central stalk above the flower's face.

The intricate corona and raised floral parts historically inspired Christian missionaries to read symbols of the Passion of Christ into the flower's structure, giving the genus its common name.

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Which Passifloraceae species is this?

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Flower ColorWhat color are the flowers?

Blue-purple

Greenish

Orange-red

Pink

Purple

Purple-lavender

Red

White

White-purple

Stem TextureWhat does the stem feel and look like?

Corky/winged

Swollen base

How to recognise the Passifloraceae family

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Leaf arrangement: alternate
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Leaf type: simple/lobed
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Growth forms: vine/herb
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Inflorescence: solitary axillary
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Fruit: berry

Family identification method

To check whether a plant belongs to Passifloraceae, compare the leaf arrangement, leaf type, flower symmetry, fruit type, and one distinctive marker together. A single feature can mislead; the family pattern is the combination.

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Notable members

HondalaAdenia hondalaBlue Passion FlowerPassiflora caeruleaPassion Fruit, Juice Fruit, The Edible Passion, Edible Passion Flower, Granadilla, Maracuya, Purple Granadilla, ParchaPassiflora edulisFoetid Passion Flower, Common Passion Flower, Pop Vine, Running Pop, Stinking Passion Flower, Tagua Passion Flower, Wild MaracujaPassiflora foetidaVelvet Leaf Passion FlowerPassiflora holosericeaPassionflowerPassiflora racemosaSmall Passion FlowerPassiflora suberosaWhite Passion FlowerPassiflora subpeltata

Families that can look similar

Euphorbiaceae

Compare against Euphorbiaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.

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Clusiaceae

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Flacourtiaceae

Compare against Flacourtiaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.

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Malpighiaceae

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