Passifloraceae

  • Family

    Passifloraceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Passifloraceae

  • Common Names

    Passion-flower Family

  • Description

    Number of genera: 16

    Number of species: 650

    Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family is widespread in tropical and warm-temperate regions, but best-developed in tropical America and Africa.

  • Floras and Monographs

    Passifloraceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.