Family · Rosids
Passifloraceae
Passionflowers
Passionflower family: mostly tropical tendril climbers with intricate flowers, including passionfruit vines.
- Accepted species
- 1,083accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 31accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈58 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Passiflora (passionfruit)
- Adenia
- Turnera
Genera
Passiflora629 spp.
Turnera139 spp.
Adenia105 spp.
Piriqueta47 spp.
Basananthe37 spp.
Malesherbia27 spp.
Oxossia15 spp.
Tricliceras15 spp.
Dilkea13 spp.
Paropsia12 spp.
Stapfiella6 spp.
Streptopetalum6 spp.
Arboa4 spp.
Ancistrothyrsus3 spp.
Deidamia3 spp.
Mitostemma3 spp.
Efulensia2 spp.
Loewia2 spp.
Paropsiopsis2 spp.
Smeathmannia2 spp.
Adenoa1 spp.
Afroqueta1 spp.
Androsiphonia1 spp.
Crossostemma1 spp.
Erblichia1 spp.
Hyalocalyx1 spp.
Jongkindia1 spp.
Mathurina1 spp.
Pibiria1 spp.
Schlechterina1 spp.
Viridivia1 spp.
Where it grows
- Southern America807
- Africa190
- Northern America107
- Asia-Tropical33
- Asia-Temperate18
- Australasia6
- Pacific2
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Passifloraceae sits in the order Malpighiales.
- EuphorbiaceaeSpurges, poinsettia, cassava, rubber6,587
- Phyllanthaceaeleaf-flowers2,106
- SalicaceaeWillows, poplars, aspen1,621
- MalpighiaceaeAcerola, barbados cherry1,496
- ViolaceaeViolets, pansies1,309
- ClusiaceaeMangosteen, St John's wort allies910
- OchnaceaeMickey Mouse plant646
- HypericaceaeSt John's wort639
- ChrysobalanaceaeCoco plum548
- Calophyllaceae438
- PodostemaceaeRiverweeds363
- LinaceaeFlax284
- ErythroxylaceaeCoca283
- Putranjivaceae224
- Dichapetalaceaepoison leaf210
- AchariaceaeChaulmoogra180
- RhizophoraceaeMangroves155
- Peraceae107
- Picrodendraceae98
- Humiriaceae67
- ElatinaceaeWaterworts59
- RafflesiaceaeCorpse flower (Rafflesia)50
- Bonnetiaceae38
- Trigoniaceae33