Editing Passiflora edulis (section)

===Pollination===
The flower of the yellow-fruited form of the passion fruit plant is [[self-sterile]], while that of the purple-fruited form is [[self-compatible]].<ref name="morton" /> In California, it is reported that [[pollination]] of flowers is most effective when done by the [[carpenter bee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/passionfruit.html|title=Passion Fruit|date=1996|website=California Rare Fruit Growers|access-date=5 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Yamamoto|first1=Marcela|last2=da Silva|first2=Cláudia Inês|last3=Augusto|first3=Solange Cristina|last4=Barbosa|first4=Ana Angélica Almeida|last5=Oliveira|first5=Paulo Eugênio|date=2012-09-01|title=The role of bee diversity in pollination and fruit set of yellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis forma flavicarpa, Passifloraceae) crop in Central Brazil|journal=Apidologie|language=en|volume=43|issue=5|pages=515–526|doi=10.1007/s13592-012-0120-6|s2cid=15439381|issn=1297-9678|url=https://hal.science/hal-01003642/file/hal-01003642.pdf }}</ref> There are three types of yellow passion fruit flowers, classified by curvature of style.<ref name="morton" /> To help assure the presence of carpenter bees, some gardeners place decaying logs near the vines, which provide shelter for the bees.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.motherearthnews.com/nature-and-environment/wildlife/carpenter-bees-ze0z1305zpit|title=Carpenter Bees: The (Harmless!) Garden Pollinators|last=Grissell|first=Eric|date=6 May 2013|work=Mother Earth News}}</ref>