Editing Passiflora (section)

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants in the passion flower family}}
{{redirect|Passion Flower}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = OQ Passion flower.jpg
| image_caption = ''[[Passiflora incarnata]]''
| image2 = Parcha granadilla.JPG
| image2_caption = ''[[Passiflora quadrangularis|P.&nbsp;quadrangularis]]'' unripe fruit
| display_parents = 2
| taxon = Passiflora
| authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = About 550, see [[List of Passiflora species|list]]
| synonyms =
{{collapsible list|bullets = true
|''Decaloba'' [[M.Roem.]]
|''Anthactinia'' [[Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent|Bory]]
|''Asephananthes'' [[Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent|Bory]] ex [[DC.]]
|''Astephananthes'' [[Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent|Bory]]
|''Astrophea'' [[Rchb.]]
|''Baldwinia'' [[Raf.]]
|''Blephistelma'' [[Raf.]]
|''Ceratosepalum'' [[Oerst.]]
|''Cieca'' [[Medik.]]
|''Disemma'' [[Labill.]]
|''Distephana'' ([[DC.]]) [[Juss.]] ex [[M.Roem.]]
|''Distephia'' [[Salisb.]] ex [[DC.]]
|''Dysosmia'' [[M.Roem.]]
|''Erndelia'' [[Neck.]]
|''Granadilla'' [[Mill.]]
|''Hollrungia'' [[K.Schum.]]
|''Lortetia'' [[Ser.]]
|''Macrophora'' [[Raf.]]
|''Meioperis'' [[Raf.]]
|''Monactineirma'' [[Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent|Bory]]
|''Murucuia'' [[Mill.]]
|''Odostelma'' [[Raf.]]
|''Pentaria'' [[M.Roem.]]
|''Peremis'' [[Raf.]]
|''Pericodia'' [[Raf.]]
|''Poggendorffia'' [[H.Karst.]]
|''Psilanthus'' ([[DC.]]) [[Juss.]] ex [[M.Roem.]]
|''Rathea'' [[H.Karst.]]
|''Senapea'' [[Aubl.]]
|''Synactila'' [[Raf.]]
|''Tacsonia'' [[Juss.]]
|''Tetrapathaea'' [[Rchb.]]
|''Tetrastylis'' [[Barb.Rodr.]]
|''Tripsilina'' [[Raf.]]
|''Xerogona'' [[Raf.]]
}}
| synonyms_ref = <ref name = "POWO">{{cite POWO |id=328300-2 |title=''Passiflora'' L. |accessdate=18 April 2024}}</ref>
| type_species = ''[[Passiflora incarnata]]'' L.<ref name = "IPNI">''Passiflora'' | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 8, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/328300-2</ref>
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'''''Passiflora''''', known also as the '''passion flowers''' or '''passion vines''', is a [[genus]] of about 550 [[species]] of [[flowering plant]]s, the [[type genus]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Passifloraceae]].

''Passiflora'' species are widely cultivated for their striking [[flower]]s, flavorful [[fruit]]s, traditional [[herbal medicine|medicinal]] uses, and roles in [[dietary supplement]]s and [[ayahuasca]] analogs, with several ornamental [[hybrid (biology)|hybrids]] earning [[Royal Horticultural Society]] awards.