Passifloraceae
Fls us. 5-merous, perfect, regular, us. in axillary bracted pairs. Sepals and petals imbricate, stamens free or in fascicles; corona cup-shaped, fleshy, us. with filiform processes or scales. Ovary superior, sts on gynophore, or stamens and pistil on androgynophore. Ovules ∞ on parietal placentae; fr. a loculicidally dehiscent capsule, or a berry. Herbaceous to soft-wooded lianes with lf-opposed tendrils, or shrubs or trees. Some 12 genera and over 600 spp., mostly of tropical America; a few in Africa, Madagascar, Asia. The N.Z. genus is endemic and monotypic.
