Passifloraceae
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Passiflora edulis
, passion fruit, liliko'i. Vine from Brazil with tendrils and showy, crowned flowers. Grown for its flavorful fruits. Each seed is enclosed in a juicy, sheath-like aril that originates from the funiculus (seed stalk). Note parietal placentation typical of the Violales.
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ssiflora foetida
, love-in-a-mist, pohapoha. Vine from Brazil with tendrils and showy, crowned flowers. The common name refers to the mist-like appearance of the finely divided bracts surrounding the fruit.
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Passiflora ligularis
, sweet granadilla. |
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Passiflora manicata
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Passiflora mollissima
, banana poka. This species is a serious threat to the Hawaiian flora. |
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Passiflora suberosa
, hue hue haole, unusually small-flowered, self-compatible species lacking a corolla, Kaneohe, HI, December, 2004. |
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Passiflora
sp., passion flower, OSU Campus, Corvallis, OR, July, 2003. |
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