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unusual facts about passiflora



Botanischer Garten der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

The garden maintains a focus on indigenous plants of Schleswig-Holstein within a broader representation of plants from around the world, including special collections of South African succulents and plants from the Atlantic islands, as well as Adromischus, Aizoaceae, Aristolochia, Campanulaceae, Crassulaceae, Cuscuta, Passiflora, Plumbaginaceae, and Vitaceae.

John M. MacDougal

James Mallet and Sandra Knapp have named Passiflora macdougaliana after him.

Passiflora antioquiensis

Passiflora antioquiensis (the red banana passionfruit) is a species in the Passifloraceae family.

Passiflora capsularis

Passiflora capsularis (red grandilla) is a member of the Passifloraceae family with vanilla scented, delicate white flowers around 5cm in diameter.

Passiflora edmundoi

Passiflora edmundoi is a species in the Passifloraceae family.

Passiflora jorullensis

Passiflora jorullensis is a species in the Passifloraceae family.

Passiflora murucuja

Passiflora murucuja is a species in the Passifloraceae family.

Passiflora tulae

Passiflora tulae, the pink passion flower, is a species in the Passifloraceae.

Passiflora xishuangbannaensis

Passiflora xishuangbannaensis is a species of plant in the Passifloraceae family.

Passionfruit woodiness virus

It has since been reported from Central America, Taiwan, South Africa, and Brazil and in at least 10 other Passiflora species including P. suberosa, P. subpeltata, P. aurantia and Passiflora foetida.

Relaxation drink

Common ingredients in relaxation drinks may contain kava root, melatonin, valerian root, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), Chamomile, Melissa officinalis, L-Theanine, L-Threonine, 5-Hydroxytryptophan or Passiflora.

Septoria

Several species of passion flower are infected by several species of Septoria, and a fungus, which has been going by the name Septoria passiflorae but which is probably an undescribed species, has been used to control the invasive Passiflora tarminiana in Hawai'i.

Slow Cow

Other ingredients include extracts of chamomile, a daisy-like plant with "a calming agent to fend off stress ... and ease digestion", passiflora, a genus of about 500 species of flowering plants with "anti-depressant and relaxing" properties, valerian, a herb that "relieves symptoms of nervousness", Tilia cordata, a linden tree known for "facilitating sleep", and hops, a "nerve calming" flowering plant.


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