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Passiflora loefgrenii, the garlic passion fruit, is a passion flower first formally described in 1997 by Fabio Augusto Vitta. [1] The plant is named after Albert Löfgren, the first known collector. Passiflora loefgrenii is a perennial, climbing vine. The stems are smooth, round and thin.
The passion in passion flower purportedly refers to the passion of Jesus in Christian theology; [40] the word passion comes from the Latin passio, meaning 'suffering'. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Spanish Christian missionaries adopted the unique physical structures of this plant, particularly the numbers of its various flower parts, as ...
Passiflora caerulea, the blue passionflower, [1] bluecrown passionflower [2] or common passion flower, is a species of flowering plant native to South America. It has been introduced elsewhere. It is a vigorous, deciduous or semi-evergreen tendril bearing vine growing to 10 m (33 ft) or more.
In addition adhesive substances are secreted, which ensures persisting anchorage even after the tissue has died. The tendrils coil after adhesion, providing a firm support to the climbing plant. [3] The functional principles of these structures have been used as inspiration for engineering of similar materials. [4] [5] [6]
Some weak-stemmed plants produce wiry, coiled, sensitive, and delicate organs for climbing. They are called tendrils. [8] These may develop from either the axillary bud or the terminal bud of the stem. In Passiflora, the tendrils develop from the axillary bud. In Cissus quadrangularis and in Vitis vinifera, the terminal bud develops into tendrils.
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 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.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Passiflora sanguinolenta, common name blood red passion flower, is a species of passion flower from Ecuador.