PASSIFLORA 



fls. solitary, about %m. across, greenish yellow: fr. a 

 globular berry about K in. in diam. Pa. south and 

 west. B.R. 1:79. — It has been offered by dealers in na- 

 tive plants. 



AA. Corona not crinkled or folded on the edge, plane or 



nearly so. 



B. Bracts grown together. 



6. ligrvailris, Juss. {P. Ldwei, Heer). Woody below, 

 tall, branchy : Ivs. large, cordate, ovate-acuminate, 

 neither lobed nor toothed: 6s. solitary, the petals and 

 sepals greenish, the corona white, with zones of red- 

 purple: fr. said to be the size of an orange. Trop. Amer. 

 B.M. 2967. — Young foliage has metallic hues. 



BB. Bracts free. 



c. Tube of flower evident and cylindrical, swollen at 



the base. 



7. racemdsa, Brot. (P. princeps, Hort. P. amdbilis, 

 Ilort.. in part ■ hv-. irhilirnu*. usually truncate at base, 

 III istiv r!p' [ ' ■ ' '! , ' 'i' tM:n-L'-iiis entire: tls. 4 in. or 

 ni.r.- urr..- ■ , i i"tiiU deep red and wide- 

 si. rc-:i.liii_'. ' ' , ,uhi cn.wu purplish; calyx 

 kr<-l.-.l "M 1:1 !U. >c.litury, but the peduncles 

 usiKillv J I r ' II III . i M I Milling racemose on the ends 



i.r tli.."s ' I ;nizil. B.M. 2001. B.R. 4:285. 



L.B.r.l:>t ' ' A rtne old species and a parent 



(if v.arioiis L'linl 11 lniiihU. The best of the red -flowered 

 I'assifloras. Suiinn.-r and fall. 



8. Eaddiilna, DC. (P. kermeslna, Hort.). Rather 

 slender: Ivs. shallow-cordate, .S-lobed and sparingly den- 

 tate, purplish beneath: tis. with very narrow distinct 

 sepals and petals of a bright crimson-red, which are wide- 

 spreailinc at tirst but tlnally turning almost .>>traigbt 

 back: cniwii lilack-purple, upright, with smaller whitish 

 filaments inside. Summer and fall. Brazil. B.M. 3503. 

 U.K. li»:l«33.— An old and well-known species, and de- 

 servedly popular. P. Loftdoni, Hort., is considered to 

 be a hybrid of this and P. racemosa. 



PASSIFLORA 1221 



lilac: crown of many rows of filaments, violet with bars 

 of white below the middle, the inner and shorter set deep 

 violet. Probably Brazilian. G.C. II. 26:648-9. I. H. 36:74. 

 Gn. 33:638. A.F. 6:571. -Good g-'^wer. 



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^ub- 



ngledo 



iiged: 



1.1 5 in. 



•ills and 



■Idish), 



-and-purple 



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165J. Granadilla, Passiflora quadraneularis (XM). 



G. Watsoni&na, Masters. Stems wiry, purplish, with 

 leafy dentate stipules : Ivs. shallow"- cordate, rather 

 broader than long, 3-lobcd to the middle, with a few 

 teeth: peduncles 1-fld.: lis. about 3 in. across, the sepals 

 linear and shaded with violet ; petals also very narrow. 



D. Stems and branches strongly 4-( 



10. quadrangnliris, Linn. Gkanadilla. Fig. 1651. 

 Tall strong climber, glabrous: Ivs. ovate or round-ovate, 

 cordate at base, mucronate, entire tli-- )it tiuir \Yith 2 or 

 3 pairs of glands: stipules la 

 across) and interesting, fragrai 

 petals (the former white within 

 the crown composed of 5 ser: 



parti-colored filaments, of which the outermost exceed 

 the floral envelopes : fr. oblong, 5-9 in. long, yellowish 

 green, pulpy and edible. Tropical Amer. B.R. 1:14. 

 Un. 51, p. 313. R.H. 1898, p. 569. Gn. 59, pp. 4, 7.- 

 Widely grown in the tropics, and variable, both as a 

 vine and for its edible fruits. Frequent in collections 

 of economic plants in the North. It is a good climber 

 for covering a greenhouse roof. Best results are se- 

 cured if the temperature does not fall below 50°. The 

 fruit ripens in summer. The fls. usually need to be 

 hand - pollinated if fruit is wanted on house -grown 

 plants. Var. variegita, Hort. (P. variegdta, Hort.), 

 has foliage blotched with yellow. 



11. alflta, Dryand. Stem winged: Ivs. glabrous, oval 

 to ovate, somewhat cordate at base, the margin often 

 undulate but otherwise entire, the petiole with 2 pairs 

 of glands : fl. 3-1 in. across, very fragrant, the interior of 

 the sepals and petals carmine; corona nearly or quite as 

 long as the envelopes, the numerous filaments parti- 

 colored with red, purple and white: fr. yellow, ovoid- 

 pointed, about 5 in. long, very fragrant and one of the 

 most edible. S. Amer. B.M. 66. G.C. 111. 15:19; 

 22:449-51. R.B. 20, p. 104.- An excellent old species, 



Ijliaiiir^n. Lindl. ( B.R. 19: 1603), P. Brasi'ti.n.si.'i. Desf., 

 P. miilifnniiix. Flur., P. oviforntis, Rceni.. /'. hilifolii,. 



■Hsl., Mir all .iiiiviik-red to be forms of ili]< s|.i(i. >. 

 Lawsoniana, Hi. rt., not Mast., is a hylirid <ir P. iilnla 

 d P. raremosa: Ivs. oblong-oval, somewhat peltate, 

 3-4 in. across, brownish inside, the corona 

 th filaments in several series. 



12. Decaisne&na, Hort., is a 

 hybrid of P. quadrangtilaris and 

 P. ahifa : fls. bright carmine in- 

 side, about 4 in. across; corona 

 as long as or longer than the en- 

 |t ) U^ velopes, the more or less tortu- 



K "- ous filaments banded with deep 



' blue and white : Ivs. bearing 



about 6 gl inds. R.H. 1855:281. F.S. 8:848. 

 riD St(nt'y and branches terete, oral least 

 not winged. 

 E. Leaves not lobed. 

 ! amabilia, Hook. Stem slender and terete: Ivs. 

 i\ it( , \ t r\ sharp pointed, entire, rather thin^ the petiole 

 itli iliout 2 pairs of glands: fl. solitary, about 3 in. 

 1 ^s, tlu St pals and petals alike and bright brick-red 

 Kitliin (oron lorwhite filaments in 4 series, the 2 inner 

 -en<s being shoit Brazil. B.M. 4406. (jn. 55:1219. 



14 launf61ia, Linn. (P. tinifdlia, Juss.). Jamaica 

 HoNFWtLKif \\ \TER Lemon. Stem terete, plant' 

 glabrous Ivs o\aI to oval-oblong, thickish, entire, with 

 a short sharp point petiole with 2 glands: fl. about 214 

 in across, white, with red spots or blotches; corona 

 somewhat exceeding the petals or at least about equal- 

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

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

 Amer. B.R. 1:13. B.M. 4958. 



I."), coccinea, Aubl. (P. velutina, DC. P. fulqens. 

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

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

 orange: fr. pulpy and edible. S. Amer. The fr. is said 

 to contain "a chemical principle of hypnotic value." 



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