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Passifloraceae
Sign in to saveThe Passifloraceae are a family of flowering plants, containing about 750 species classified in around 27 genera.
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Passifloraceae is a family of plants within the order Malpighiales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The family is also referred to by common names such as the Passionflower family, Passionsblumengewächse, Passiokasvit, Ćerpjenkowe rostliny, and pasjonsblomfamilien. Its synonyms include Malesherbiaceae and Turneraceae. The taxonomic type for the family is Passiflora.
Members of this family produce berries as their fruit type and utilize CAM photosynthesis. The family has an accepted status in taxonomic records. Occurrence data from various institutions, including ECOSUR, INECOL, CICY, STDOM, and IBUNAM, document specimens from countries such as Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Honduras, and South Africa.
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Species
pasjonsblomfamilien
Passifloraceae
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyPassifloraceae
西番莲科为双子叶植物中的一科。共有18属约530种植物，主要分布在热带地区，尤其以南美洲最多。中国有2属约18种，主要分布在南方。 最普遍常见的是作为观赏花卉的西番莲花（Passiflora caerulea或Passiflora coccinea）和作为水果的可食用的西番莲果（Passiflora edulis）。 1981年的克朗奎斯特分类法将本科分在堇菜目下，1998年根据基因亲缘关系分类的APG 分类法将其列在新设立的金虎尾目下，2003年经过修订的APG II 分类法认为可以选择性地与王冠草科和时钟花科合并。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 702
- With media
- 198
- Family
- Passifloraceae
- Collections
- ECOSUR, INECOL, CICY, STDOM, IBUNAM, NY
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Honduras, South Africa, Madagascar, Kenya, Angola
Research
1,028 papers- Passiflora incarnata in Neuropsychiatric Disorders-A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2020
- Herbal Medicinal Products from Passiflora for Anxiety: An Unexploited Potential.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2020
- A structural review of foliar glands in Passiflora L. (Passifloraceae).PloS one · 2017
- Photoprotective Potential of Passiflora Cincinnata Mast. (Passifloraceae) Hydro-Alcoholic Extracts.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2024
- The long and short of the S-locus in Turnera (Passifloraceae).The New phytologist · 2019
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Passion flower.jpg
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- Commons category
- Passifloraceae
- taxon rank
- family
- topic's main category
- Category:Passifloraceae
- taxon common name
- 西番莲科
- taxon synonym
- Turneraceae
- has fruit type
- berry
- taxonomic type
- Passiflora
- taxon name
- Passifloraceae
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Genera
- Subfamily Malesherbioideae
- Subfamily Pibirioideae
- Subfamily Passifloroideae
- Subfamily Turneroideae
- Excluded genera
- Phylogeny
- References
- External links
The Passifloraceae are a family of flowering plants, containing about 750 species classified in around 27 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.
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