Passifloraceae
Passifloraceae Juss. ex Roussel, Fl. Calvados 2: 334. 1806. nom. cons. 'Passion Flower Family'
Characteristic Features:
Lianas, shrubs, or trees
Flowers actinomorphic, usually bisexual and have one or more whorl of coronal appendages between perianth and androecium
Androgynophore present and bears 5 stamens and 3 carpels with parietal placentation
Fruit a berry or capsule
Diversity:
World- 36 genera 932 species (The Plant List 2013); 29 genera 980 species (Christenhusz & Byng 2016); 29 genera, 920 species (Mabberely 2017); 16 genera, 763 species (Roskov et al. 2021)
India - 3 genera 24 species (Karthikeyan 2000); 2 genera, 30 species (BSI, 2021)
Indian Himalaya- 3 genera, 12 species (Singh et al. 2019)
Uttarakhand - 1 genus 6 species (Uniyal et al. 2007)
General Characters:
Passifloraceae in POWO 2021 (Plants of the World Online)
Passifloraceae in Wikipedia
Systematic Position of the Family in Different Systems of Classifications:
Systematic position in 2-Superkingdom, 7-Kingdom classification of Ruggiero et al. (2015)
Super Kingdom- Eukaryota, Kingdom- Plantae, Subkingdom- Viridiplantae, Infrakingdom- Streptophyta, Superphylum- Embryophyta, Phylum- Tracheophyta, Subphylum- Spermatophytina, Superclass- Angiospermae, Class- Magnoliopsida, Superorder- Rosanae, Order-Malpighiales
Bentham & Hooker (1862-83)
Class : Dicotyledons
Subclass: Polypetalae
Series : Calyciflorae
Orders : Passiflorales
Engler & Prantl (1887-1915)
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Embryophyta Siphonogama
Subdivision: Angiospermae
Class : Dicotyledoneae
Subclass : Archichlamydeae
Order : Parietales
Hutchinson (1973)
Phylum : Angiospermae
Subphylum: Dicotyledones
Division : Passiflorales
Order : Passifloraceae
Cronquist (1988)
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Dilleniidae
Order : Violales
Thorne & Reveal (2007)
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Rosidae
Super Order: Violanae
Order : Violales
Takhtajan (2009)
Phylum : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Dilleniidae
Super Order: Violanae
Order : Violales
Reveal (2012)
Class : Equisetopsida
Subclass : Magnoliidae
Super Order: Rosanae
Order : Violales
APG-IV (2016)
Clade : Angiosperms
Clade : Eudicots
Clade : Core Eudicots
Clade : Superrosids
Clade : Rosids
Clade : Fabids
Order : Malpighiales
Shipunov (2020)
Class : Angiospermae
Subclass : Rosidae
Super Order: Celastranae
Order : Malpighiales
Suborder : Passiflorineae
Genera & Species in Pantnagar
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~~~Wild Flora~~~
***Cultivated Flora***
Passiflora coccinea Aubl.
Vernacular name: Red Passion Flower, Scarlet Passion Flower (English); Rakhi bel, Krishna-kamal (Hindi)
Nativity: Northern South America (POWO, 2019)
Common Characteristics: Deciduous perennial climber. Leaves alternate, ovate to crenate. Flower bisexual, sepals and petals 5, radiating, red.
Flowering period: March to September
Propagation Methods: Propagated by seeds (Useful Tropical Plants)
Photographed @ MFC