PASSIFLORA 



PASSIFLORA 



1221 



fs. solitary, about % in. across, greenish yellow: fr. a 

 globular berry about V A 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. ligularis, Juss. (P. Lbwei, Heer). Woody below, 

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

 neither lobed nor toothed: tts. 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. 29G7.- Young foliage has metallic hues. 



BB. Bracts free. 



c. Tube of flower evident and cylindrical, swollen at 

 the base. 



1. racemosa, Brot. (P. princeps, Hort. P. amdbilis, 

 Hort., in part). Lvs. glabrous, usually truncate at base, 

 mostly deeply 3-lobed, the margins entire: fls. 4 in. or 

 more across, the narrow petals deep red and wide- 

 spreading, the short, upright crown purplish; calyx 

 keeled on the lower side: fls. solitary, but the peduncles 

 usually 2 from an axil, becoming racemose on the ends 

 of the shoots: bracts 3. Brazil. B.M. 2001. B.R. 4:285. 

 L. B.C. 1:84. Gn. 39:793. A fine old species and a parent 

 of various garden hybrids. The best of the red-flowered 

 Passifloras. Summer and fall. 



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

 slender: Ivs. shallow-cordate, 3-lobed and sparingly den- 

 tate, purplish beneath: fls. with very narrow distinct 

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

 spreading at first but finally turning almost straight 

 back : crown black-purple, upright, with smaller whitish 

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

 B.R. 19:1633. An old and well-known species, and de- 

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

 be a hybrid of this and P. racemosa. 



1651. Granadilla, Passiflora quadrangularis 



9. Watsoniana, Masters. Stems wiry, purplish, with 

 leafy dentate stipules : Ivs. shallow cordate, rather 

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

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

 linear and shaded with violet ; petals also very narrow, 



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 grower. 



cc. Tube of flower very short, thick or fleshy in sub- 

 stance. 



D. Stems and branches strongly 4-angled or even winged: 

 Ivs. simple. 



10. quadrangularis, Linn. GRANADILLA. Fig. 1651. 

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

 cordate at base, mucronate, entire, the petiole with 2 or 

 3 pairs of glands: stipules large: fl. large (3 to 5 in. 

 across) and interesting, fragrant, with ovate sepals and 

 petals (the former white within and the latter reddish), 

 the crown composed of 5 series of white-and-purple 

 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. 

 Gn. 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. variegata, Hort. (P. variegata, Hort.), 

 has foliage blotched with yellow. 



11. alata, 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. 3-4 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. III. 15:19; 

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

 ripening its fr. in midsummer. It is very variable. P. 

 phanicea, Lindl. (B.R. 19: 1603), P. Brasiliensis, Desf., 

 P. maliformis, Flor., P. oviformis, Roam., P. latifolia, 

 DC., P. Mauritiana, Thouars, and P. Mascarensis, 

 Presl., are all considered to be forms of this species. 

 P. Lawsoniana, Hort., not Mast., is a hybrid of P. alata 

 and P. racemosa: Ivs. oblong-oval, somewhat peltate, 

 entire : fls. 3-4 in. across, brownish inside, the corona 

 with filaments in several series. 



12. Decaisneana, Hort., is a 

 hybrid of P. quadrangularis and 

 P. alata : fls. bright carmine in- 

 side, about 4 in. across; corona 

 as long as or longer than the en- 

 velopes, the more or less tortu- 

 ous filaments banded with deep 

 blue and white : Ivs. bearing 

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



DD. Stems and branches terete, or at least 



not winged. 

 E. Leaves not lobed. 



13. amabilis, Hook. Stem 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. 55:1219. 



14. laurifdlia, Linn. (P. tinifdlia, Juss.). JAMAICA 

 HONEYSUCKLE. WATER LEMON. Stem terete, plant 

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

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

 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. 



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

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

 petiples 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." 



