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Passiflora, known also as the passion flowers or passion vines, is a genus of about 550 species of flowering plants, the type genus of the family Passifloraceae.
Passiflora caerulea - Common passionflower or Hardy Passion Flower is cold hardy and drought tolerant variety of passionflower grown from zones 6. [5] [6] [7] Passiflora foetida - is native to the desert southwest US and is cold hardy and drought tolerant variety of passionflower grown from zones 8. [1] [2]
Passiflora foetida (common names: stinking passionflower, wild maracuja, bush passion fruit, wild water lemon, [1] stoneflower, [1] love-in-a-mist, or running pop [1]) is a species of passion flower that is native to the southwestern United States (southern Texas and Arizona), Mexico, [2] the Caribbean, Central America, and much of South America.
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.
Passiflora incarnata, commonly known as maypop, purple passionflower, true passionflower, wild apricot, and wild passion vine, is a fast-growing perennial vine with climbing or trailing stems. A member of the passionflower genus Passiflora , the maypop has large, intricate flowers with prominent styles and stamens.
Raw passion fruit is 73% water, 23% carbohydrates, 2% protein, and 1% fat (table). In a reference amount of 100 g (3.5 oz), raw passion fruit supplies 97 calories and is a rich source of vitamin C (33% of the Daily Value, DV) and a moderate source of riboflavin and potassium (table). No other micronutrients are in significant content (table).
Passiflora alata, [2] the winged-stem passion flower, is a species of flowering plant. It is an evergreen vine , growing to 6 m (20 ft) or more, which bears an edible type of passion fruit . It is native to the Amazon , from Peru to eastern Brazil .
Passiflora coccinea (common names scarlet passion flower, red passion flower) is a fast-growing vine. The vine is native to northern South America. It produces edible fruit. Most plants cultivated as Passiflora coccinea turn out to be Passiflora miniata Vanderpl. [citation needed]