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.
"Passiflora incarnata L., (flesh-colored), MAYPOP PASSION-FLOWER, PASIONARIA, APRICOT VINE. Vine to several m long; leaf blades 6–15 cm long, 7–15 cm wide, pubescent beneath, the lobes finely toothed, pointed; petioles to 8 cm long, with 2 glands near juncture with leaf blades; petals bluish lavender, rarely white; fruits ovoid to subglobose, orange-yellow when ripe; arils edible; seeds 4–5 mm long. Stream bottoms, fencerows, and disturbed ground; Cooke, Dallas, Grayson, Henderson, Kaufman, and Rockwall cos.; se and e TX w to East Cross Timbers. Jun–Aug. This species was long cultivated by Native Americans for the edible fruits (arils). "*
The flower has a fringy structure, collectively called a corona ("crown"). The stigmas and stamens are located above the corona.
The leaves are opposite and deeply lobed. Most Passiflora incarnata have either 3 or 5 leaf lobes. Passiflora species have tendrils. The tendrils arise from the petiole bases.
Passiflora laurifolia L.,
"Flore Medicale des Antilles"
Michel Étienne Descourtilz (1775-1835)
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The passion vine is a host food for the Gulf fritillary caterpillar |
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| Passion Butterfly, Gulf fritillary on Porterweed |
The passionflower vine with this planted nearby to supply nectar for the passion butterflies in October. This was a very thoughtful demonstration, with a saturation of purple flowers, in both plants, and with many butterflies.
I believe this flower is porterweed, Stachytarpheta. It is native to Florida, Alabama, and some Caribbean Islands and found in the Verbenaceae Family. It is not a Texas native.
- *Diggs, George M, Barney L. Lipscomb, and Robert J. O'Kennon. Shinners and Mahler's Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas. Fort Worth: Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 1999. Print
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS
- Farbatlas Passionblumen – Colour Atlas Passionflowers, Ulmer, Bettina and Torsten 2005 Formosa Verlag
- Passiflora: Passionflowers of the World, Ulmer, Torsten and John M. MacDougal. 2004 Timber Press
- Passion Flowers, Vanderplank, John 3rd edition 2000 Marston House in association with the National Collection of Passiflora
- Passionflowers, Boender, Ronald 2019 Ronald Boender
- Les Passiflores de la Mata Atlantica au Brésil, Houël, Christian 2019 Christian Houël
- Les Passiflores Françaises: Guyane et Antillaises, Houël, Christian 2020 Christian Houël
- These two books are also available online, along with other books by Christian published electronically.
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