ThePassifloraceae are afamily offlowering plants, containing about 750 species classified in around 27 genera.[1]
They includetrees,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 asmaypop andrunning pop.
Passiflora vines andDryas iulia (among otherheliconian butterflies) have demonstrated evidence ofcoevolution, in which the plants attempted to stop their destruction from larval feeding by the butterflies, while the butterflies tried to gain better survival for their eggs.[3]
^Frans J. Breteler, Floris C. Breman, Di Lei, Freek T. Bakker (2022) Wrong flowers? The evolutionary puzzle ofJongkindia (Passifloraceae s.l.), a new monotypic genus and tribe from Liberia, West Africa.Webbia. Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Geography 77(2):229-246. doi: 10.36253/jopt-13470
^"GRIN Genera ofPassifloraceae".Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived fromthe original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved2012-01-10.
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