Class
Order
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Passifloraceae
Synonymy:
- = Turneraceae
Description
Herbs or shrubs to small trees, mostly lianes, usually climbing with tendrils. Lvs alternate, mostly with deciduous stipules, entire or variously lobed; petiole often glandular. Fls usually solitary or few in cymes, actinomorphic, usually ☿, sometimes unisexual. Bracts often prominent. Sepals (1)–5, imbricate, free or partially united, often petaloid. Petals usually (3)–5, rarely 0, imbricate, free or nearly so; corona present on receptacle margin, composed of 1 or more rows of thread-like filaments or scales, sometimes merely an annular rim. Stamens (3)–5–(10), alternate with petals; filaments free or fused, sometimes inserted on a gynophore. Ovary superior, 1-locular, sometimes on a gynophore, with 3–(5) parietal placentas; ovules usually numerous. Fr. a capsule or berry. Seeds with pitted testa and fleshy aril, endospermic.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Endemic) | 1 |
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 5 |
| Exotic: Casual | 4 |
| Exotic: Cultivated | 1 |
| Total | 11 |
Bibliography
Cronquist, A. 1988: The evolution and classification of flowering plants. The New York Botanic Gardens, New York.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
