Editing Passiflora (section)

== Distribution ==
''Passiflora'' has a largely [[neotropic]] distribution, unlike other genera in the family [[Passifloraceae]], which includes more Old World species (such as the genus ''[[Adenia]]''). The vast majority of ''Passiflora'' are found in Mexico, Central America, the United States and South America, although there are additional representatives in [[Southeast Asia]] and [[Oceania]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Krosnick|first1=S.E.|last2=Porter-Utley|first2=K.E.|last3=MacDougal|first3=J.M.|last4=Jørgensen|first4=P.M.|last5=McDade|first5=L.A.|date=2013|title=New insights into the evolution of Passiflora subgenus Decaloba (Passifloraceae): phylogenetic relationships and morphological synapomorphies|journal=Systematic Botany|volume=38|issue=3|pages=692–713|doi=10.1600/036364413x670359|s2cid=85840835}}</ref> New species continue to be identified: for example, ''[[Passiflora xishuangbannaensis|P.&nbsp;xishuangbannaensis]]'' and ''[[Passiflora pardifolia|P.&nbsp;pardifolia]]'' have only been known to the scientific community since 2005 and 2006, respectively.

Some species of ''Passiflora'' have been naturalized beyond their native ranges. For example, the [[blue passion flower]] (''P.&nbsp;caerulea'') now grows wild in Spain.<ref name=danaetal2001>{{cite journal |last1=Sanz-Elorza |first1=M. |last2=Dana |first2=E. |last3=Sobrino |first3=E. |title=Listado de plantas alóctonas invasoras reales y potenciales en España |journal=Lazaroa |date=2001 |volume=22 |url=https://portalciencia.ull.es/documentos/5ea21bd72999521f7d5204cc |access-date=10 October 2023}}</ref> The [[Passiflora edulis|purple passionfruit]] (''P.&nbsp;edulis'') and its yellow relative ''flavicarpa'' have been introduced in many tropical regions as commercial crops.