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PASSIFLORA 



PASSIFLORA 



envelopes, the more or less tortuous filaments banded 

 with deep blue and white: Ivs. bearing about 6 glands. 

 R.H. 1855:281; 1902:288 (as P. Decaisneana and P. 

 quadrangularis var. Decaisneana, where a botanical 

 and historical discussion by Andr6 may be found). F.S. 

 8:848. 



DD. Sts. and branches terete, or at least not winged. 

 E. Lvs. not lobed. 



14. amabilis, Hook. St. slender and terete: Ivs. 

 ovate, very sharp-pointed, entire, rather thin, the 

 petiole with about 2 pairs of glands: fl. solitary, about 

 3 in. across, the sepals and petals alike and bright brick- 

 red within; corona or white filaments in 4 series, the 2 

 inner series being short. Brazil. B.M. 4406. Gn. 

 55:272. 



15. laurifolia, Linn. (P. tinifdlia, Juss.). JAMAICA 

 HONEYSUCKLE. WATER- LEMON. St. terete, plant 

 glabrous: Ivs. oval to oval-oblong, thickish, entire, with 



2772. Passiflora caerulea, the commonest cultivated 

 passion-flower. (X%) 



a short sharp point; petiole with 2 glands at apex: fl. 

 about 2^2 in. across, white, with red spots or blotches; 

 corona somewhat exceeding the petals or at least about 

 equaling them, in 3 series, violet with white bands: fr. 

 about 3 in. long, yellow, spotted with white, edible, 

 according to Lindley, but the plant cult, under this 

 name in S. Calif, said to have frs. not yellow spotted 

 white, but much like those of the plant there known as P. 

 ligularis(seeNo.7). Trop. Amer. B.R. 13. B.M. 4958. 



16. coccinea, Aubl. (P. velutina, DC. P. fulgens, 

 Walhs). Glabrous: Ivs. ovate and coarsely toothed; 

 petioles with 2-3 pairs of glands: fl. scarlet; corona 

 orange: fr. pulpy, edible. S. Amer. G. 28:512. H.F. II. 

 6:6. A free-flowering species, of good constitution. 



EE. Lvs. 3-7-lobed. 

 F. Blossoms bright red. 



17. vitifdlia, HBK. (P. sanguinea, Smith. Tacsonia 

 Buchdnanii, Lem.). St. shrubby, climbing, terete: Ivs. 

 cordate-ovate in outline, deeply 3-lobed or divided 



and the divisions coarsely toothed, strong-veined, usu- 

 ally pubescent beneath: fl. 4-6 in. across, nearly flat, 

 the linear-oblong sepals and petals bright scarlet, the 

 sepals with a spine at the tip; outer corona filaments 

 red, the inner ones white, all of them upright or spread- 

 ing and much shorter than the envelopes. Brazil. 

 B.M. 7936. F.M. 1878:317. G.C. III. 8:213; 43:187. 

 G.Z. 28:145. F.W. 1868:289. An old species, but 

 not common in cult. Said not to be free-flowering. A 

 very brilliant species. 



FF. Blossoms white, greenish, purplish, or variously 



tinted, but not red. 



G. Rays of corona (or the outer ones) about as long as 

 the floral envelopes: If .-margins strongly serrate 

 (except sometimes in No. 20). 



18. incarnata, Linn. WILD PASSION-FLOWER. MAY- 

 POP. Fig. 2768. Tall-climbing strong perennial vine, 

 glabrous or nearly so, becoming 20-30 ft. long: Ivs. 

 3-lobed to about half their depth, broadly cordate- 

 ovate in outline, serrate, the petiole bearing 2 glands 

 near the top: fl. axillary and solitary, about 2 in. across, 

 white, with a light purple corona band at its center: fr. 

 oblong, about 2 in. long, with 3 sutures, yellow when 

 ripe, edible. Dry places, Va., south and west. B.M. 

 3697. Mn. 9:17. A weedy plant, but offered by 

 dealers in native plants. With protection, the roots 

 will survive the winter as far north as Baltimore, and 

 the strong herbaceous vines make a fine cover for 

 arbors and verandas. Easily grown from seeds. 



19. edfilis, Sims. Fig. 2771. More woody and 

 stronger: Ivs. large, deeply 3-lobed and serrate: fl. white, 

 often tinted with purple, the rays nearly as long as the 

 envelopes, white for the upper half but purple at the 

 base: fr. globular-oblong, thickly purple-dotted when 

 ripe, the rind hard. Brazil. B.M. 1989. R.H. 1857, 

 p. 224; 1883, p. 489. Gn. 50:414; 62, p. 259. G.C. 

 111.23:101. A.G. 13:120. Runs into several forms. 

 The fr. is fragrant and edible, but there is little pulp, 

 the seeds occupying most of the interior. Readily 

 grown from seeds. Naturalized in tropical countries. 



20. pruindsa, Mast. Climbing, the sts. terete, gla- 

 brous: Ivs. broad in outline, 3-lobed beyond the middle, 

 the lateral lobes diverging, the margins remotely 

 glandular-toothed, glaucous beneath: stipules very 

 large and If .-like, cordate, 2 in. long: fls. 3 in. across, 

 pale or pearly violet, the corona of numerous filaments, 

 the outermost of which are nearly as long as the petals 

 and are deep violet at the base, yellowish in the middle 

 and curly at the top. British Guiana. G.C. III. 22:393 

 (desc.). First described in 1897. 



GG. Rays distinctly shorter than envelopes: If. -margins 

 nearly or quite entire. 



21. ilba, Link & Otto (P. atomaria, Planch.). St. 

 terete: stipules very large and If .-like: Ivs. broad- 

 ovate and somewhat cordate, rather shallowly 3-lobed, 

 glaucous beneath, the margins entire: peduncles exceed- 

 ing the Ivs., 1-fld.; fl. little more than 2 in. across, 

 clear white: fr. obovoid, the size 'of an egg, green at 

 first, but becoming yellowish. Mex. to S. Amer. G.C. 

 11.19:693. R.H. 1883, p. 201; 1884:36. G.W. 14, 

 p. 151. 



22. adenophylla, Mast. By some thought to be 

 probably identical with P. alba: Ivs. glabrous, cordate 

 at base, 3-lobed nearly to middle, glandular in the 

 sinus, the lobes oblong and apiculate; petiole with 

 sessile glands: fls. white, the peduncle equaling or 

 exceeding the petiole; sepals bearing a subulate append- 

 age near apex on the back; petals shorter than sepals 

 and narrower. Mex. 



23. violacea, Veil. Tall, glabrous, with drooping 

 branches: Ivs. straight at base and somewhat peltate, 

 with 3 long, narrow lobes, of which the side ones stand 

 at nearly right angles to the central one, the margins 



