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 plants such as maypop and running pop used by gardeners.
Passiflora vines and Dryas iulia (among other heliconian butterflies) have demonstrated evidence of coevolution, 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.
The former Cronquist system of classification placed this family in the order Violales, but under more modern classifications systems such as that proposed by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, this is absorbed into the Malpighiales and the family has been expanded to include the former Malesherbiaceae and Turneraceae.
Genera
Malesherbia Ruiz & Pav.
Pibiria Maas
Tribe Paropsieae
Androsiphonia Stapf
Barteria Hook.f. (includes synonym Smeathmannia Sol. ex R.Br.)
Paropsia Noronha ex Thouars
Paropsiopsis Engl.
Viridivia J.H.Hemsl. & Verdc.
Tribe Jongkindieae Breteler & F.T.Bakker
Jongkindia Breteler & F.T.Bakker
Tribe Passifloreae
Adenia Forssk.
Ancistrothyrsus Harms
Basananthe Peyr.
Crossostemma Planch. ex Benth.
Deidamia Noronha ex Thouars
Dilkea Mast.
Efulensia C.H.Wright
Mitostemma Mast.
Passiflora L.
Schlechterina Harms
Adenoa Arbo
Afroqueta Thulin & Razafim
Arboa Thulin & Razafim
Erblichia Seem.
Hyalocalyx Rolfe
Loewia Urb.
Mathurina Balf.f.
Oxossia L. Rocha
Piriqueta Aubl.
Stapfiella Gilg
Streptopetalum Hochst.
Tricliceras Thonn. ex DC.
Turnera L.
Abatia Ruiz & Pav. → Salicaceae
Aphaerema Miers → Salicaceae
