English: Passion flower family.
Botany: 27 genera; ± 530 specie; trees, shrubs, lianas, climbers; tropical; parietal placentation.
Content: cyclopentoid cyanogenic glucosides.
DD: aluminium, muriaticum.
Use: passion fruit; ornamental.
Turneraceae: 10 genera, ± 120 species.
Malesherbiaceae: 1 genus, Malesherbia, 27 species; xerophytic; Peruvian and Chilean deserts.
TaxonomyThe Cronquist system
Passifloraceae in the order
Violales. In the
Apg3 classification Passifloraceae is placed in
Malpighiales. Malesherbiaceae and
Turneraceae are included in the
Passifloraceae.
In the
Plant theory Passifloraceae is treated the same way. It is placed in
Subphase 2.