MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Passiflora names

Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 

Passiflora alata Curtis

SYNONYM(S) :   Awaiting feedback.

ENGLISH : Fragrant granadilla,  Wingstem passion flower.

FRENCH :   Passiflore du Brésil.

PORTUGUESE :   Maracujá-grande, Maracutão.

SPANISH :  Pasionaria.

Passiflora alata Curtis var. brasiliana ( Desf. ) Mast.

SYNONYM(S) :     Passiflora brasiliana Desf.

FRENCH :   Passiflore du Brésil.

Passiflora alata Curtis var. latifolia ( DC. ) Mast.

SYNONYM(S) :    Passiflora latifolia  DC.

FRENCH :   Passiflore du Brésil à feuilles larges.

Passiflora alata Dryand.

ENGLISH : Fragrant granadilla,  Wingstem passion flower.

FRENCH :   Passiflore du Pérou.


Passiflora amethystina J. C. Mikan

ENGLISH :  Amethyst passion flower.

FRENCH :   Passiflore 'Amethyst'.

PORTUGUESE :  Maracujá-da-serra (Brazil), Maracujá-ametista.


It is not clear whether this is a hybrid, a separate species or simply a cultivar. This comment applies also to Passiflora violacea.


Google collection of photos for  this flower .

Passiflora antioquiensis H. Karst.

SYNONYM(S) :   Passiflora van-volxemii (Lem.) Triana & Planch.,   Tacsonia van-volxemii Hook.

ENGLISH :   Banana passionfruit.

SPANISH :    Curuba antioqueña.

 
Photograph of seeds by at  Passiflora Seed Images.

Passiflora caerulea L.

ARABIC :  Awaiting feedback.

DANISH :  Blaa passionsblomst.

DUTCH :  Blauwe passiebloem.

ENGLISH : Blue passion flower, Blue crown passionflower.

FRENCH :  Fleur de la passion, Passiflore bleue, Passiflore du Brésil, Passiflore du Pérou.

GERMAN :   Blaue Passionsblume, Passionsblume.

ITALIAN : Passiflora, Passiflora azzurra, Fiore della passione.

PORTUGUESE : Maracujá, Maracujá azul,  Martírio azul.

SPANISH :   Flor de la pasión, Flor de la passió, Pasiflora, Pasionaria, Passionera.

TURKISH :   Awaiting feedback.

Passiflora citrina J. M. MacDougal

GERMAN :  Zitronengelbe Passionsblume.


Passiflora coccinea Aubl.

ENGLISH : Red granadilla, Red passion flower, Scarlet passionflower.

FRENCH :  Liane trèfle (French Guiana), Pomme rose (French Guiana).

GERMAN :   Rote Passionsblume.

PORTUGUESE : Maracujá-de-flor-vermelha  (Brazil), Maracujá-Poranga (Brazil).

 

Passiflora cochinchinensis Spreng.

CHINESE :    蛇王藤     She wang teng.

FRENCH :  Passiflore-liane du Cochin.

Passiflora edulis Sims.

CHINESE :  鸡蛋果    Ji dan guo,   西番蓮      Xi fan lian    (Taiwan).

DANISH :  Granatblomst, Passionsfrugt.

DUTCH :  Eetbare passiebloem, Paarse-passievrucht, Passiebloem, Passievrucht, Passie vrucht.

ENGLISH :  Couzou (Guyana, Surinam), Passion fruit.

FINNISH :   Kärsimyshedelmä, Passiohedelmä.

FRENCH :  Couzou (French Guiana), Fruit de la passion, Grenadille pourpre,  Maracaju pourpre, Maracudja, Passiflore comestible.

GERMAN :  Granadilla, Passionsfrucht,  Purpurgranadilla, Purpur-Granadille.

HUNGARIAN :  Golgotavirág gyümölcse.

ITALIAN :  Granadiglia, Frutto della passione, Passiflora commestibile.

JAPANESE :  Kudamonotokeiso.

MALAY : Buah susu, Konyal (orange-skinned), Markisa (purple-skinned).

POLISH :  Meczennica jadalna.

PORTUGUESE : Flor-da-paixão, Granadilho, Maracuj (Brazil), Maracujá, Maracujá-mirim, Maracujá-peroba, Maracujá-pequeno, Maracujá-roxo, Maracujá-suspiro.

SPANISH : Ceibey (Cuba), Couzou (West Indies), Curuba (Colombia), Fruta de la pasión, Parcha (Puerto Rico, Venezuela), Parchita (Venezuela), , Parchita maracuyá.

SWEDISH :  Passionsfrukt.

TAGALOG : Pasionaria.

THAI : Lin mang kon, Ling mang kon, Saowarot.

Passiflora edulis Sims f. edulis

SYNONYM(S) :  Passiflora edulis Sims var. verrucifera (Lindl.) Mast., Passiflora verrucifera Lindl.

DUTCH :  Paarse-passievrucht, Passievrucht .

ENGLISH : Passion fruit, Purple granadilla, Purple passionfruit.

FRENCH : Fruit de la passion, Grenadille.

GERMAN : Eßbare, Passionsfrucht, Purpurgranadille, Purpur-Granadilla.

MALAY : Markisa (Indonesia), Markisah.

PORTUGUESE : Maracujá.

SPANISH : Fruta de la passion, Granada de castilla, Granadilla, Maracuyá.


Passiflora edulis Sims f. flavicarpa O. Deg.

DUTCH :  Gele-passievrucht.

ENGLISH : Brown-seeded passionfruit, Golden passionfruit, Malaysian passionfruit, Philippines passionfruit, Thai passionfruit, Yellow passionfruit.

FRENCH : Grenadille à fruit jaune.

GERMAN : Gelbe Grenadille.

PORTUGUESE : Maracujá-amarelo, Maracujá-azedo.

MALAY : Konyal (Indonesia).

SPANISH :  Maracuyá amarillo, Parcha amarilla.

 

Passiflora foetida L.

SYNONYM(S) :  Passiflora foetida L. var. arizonica Killip,  Passiflora foetida L. var. hastata (Bertol.) Mast.,  Passiflora foetida L. var. hibiscifolia (Lam.) Killip, Passiflora foetida L. var. hispida (DC.) Killip ex Gleason,  Passiflora hastata Bertol.,  Passiflora hibiscifolia Lam.,  Passiflora hispida DC. ex Triana & Planch.

ENGLISH : Running pop, Stinking passionflower (Aust.).

FRENCH : Marie-Gougeat.

GERMAN : Übelriechende Passionsblume.

SPANISH : Granadilla de culebra, Pasiflora hedionda.



Passiflora incarnata L.

ARABIC :  Awaiting feedback.

ENGLISH : Apricot vine, May apple, Maypop, May pops, Passion flower, Wild passion flower .

FRENCH : Fleur de la passion, Passiflore officinale, Passiflore purpurine.

GERMAN :  Fleischfarbige Passionsblume.

ITALIAN :  Awaiting feedback.

PORTUGUESE : Maracujá-roxo.

SPANISH : Flor de pasión, Pasiflora, Pasionaria.

TURKISH :   Awaiting feedback.

 

Passiflora laurifolia L.

CHINESE :     樟葉西番蓮    Zhang ye xi fan lian    (Taiwan).

DUTCH :  Sinaasappel (Guyana, Surinam).

ENGLISH : Belle apple, Golden apple, Jamaica honeysuckle, Vinegar pear, Water-lemon, Yellow granadilla.

FRENCH : Marie-tambour (French Guiana), Pomme de liane, Pomme d'or, Pommier liane.

GERMAN :  Wasserlimone, Wasser-limone.

MALAY :  Buah susu.

PORTUGUESE : Maracujá-comum (Brazil), Maracujá-laranja (Brazil).

SPANISH : Parcha de culebra, Pasionaria con hojas de laurel.

THAI :   Sawa rot.

Passiflora ligularis Juss.

DUTCH :  Zoete markoesa.

ENGLISH : Sweet granadilla, Water lemon.

FRENCH : Grenadille douce, Grenadille des montagnes.

GERMAN : Süße Granadilla, Zungenförmige Passionsblume.

MALAY : Buah belebar (Indonesia), Buah selaseh, Buah susu (Indonesia), Markusa leutik.

SPANISH : Cranix, Granada China (Mexico), Granadilla, Granadilla común (Guatemala), Granadilla de China (Venezuela), Parchita amarilla (Venezuela).


Passiflora maliformis L.

ENGLISH : Conch apple, Conch nut (Jamaica), Sweet cup, Sweet calabash.

FRENCH : Liane à agouti, Pomme calabas, Pommier liane de la Guadeloupe.

SPANISH : Calabacito de Indio (Dominican Republic), Ceibey cimarron (Cuba), Curuba (Colombia), Granadilla (Colombia), Granadilla de hueso (Ecuador), Granadilla de mono (Ecuador), Granadilla de piedra, Guerito (Cuba), Parcha cimarrona (Puerto Rico).

Passiflora mixta L. f.
SYNONYM(S) :  Passiflora tomentosa Lam., Tacsonia mixta (L. f.) Juss.,  Tacsonia quitensis Benth.,  Tacsonia tomentosa (Lam.) Juss.

GERMAN :  Weichste Passionsblume.

SPANISH :  Curuba de indio,   Guayán (Ecuador),  Tacso del monte (Ecuador),  Tumbo (Ecuador).


Passiflora mollissima (Kunth) L. H. Bailey     ->   Passiflora tripartita (Juss.) Poir. var. mollissima (Kunth) Holm-Niels. & P. Jørg.

Passiflora morifolia Mast.

SYNONYM(S) :    Passiflora bryonioides hort. , Passiflora warmingii Mast.

ENGLISH :  Mulberry-leaved passion flower.

FRENCH :  Passiflore à feuilles de mûrier.

GERMAN : Maulbeerbaumblättrige Passionsblume.
Passiflora multiflora L.

GERMAN :  Vielblütige Passionsblume.

Passiflora quadrangularis L.

SYNONYM(S) :   Passiflora macrocarpa Mast.,  Passiflora quadrangularis L. var. variegata hort.

CHINESE :   大果西番蓮   Da guo xi fan lian   (Taiwan).

DANISH :  Kaempepassionsblomst.

DUTCH :  Djari markoesa (Surinam),  Groote markoesa (Surinam), Vierhoekige passiebloem.

ENGLISH : Giant granadilla, Square-stemmed passion flower.

FRENCH :   Barbadine, Grenadille géante, Passiflore quadrangulaire.

GERMAN :   Melonengranadille, Riesengranadilla.

ITALIAN :  Passiflora quadrangolare.   

MALAY :   Buah mankisa, Manesa (Indonesia), Marquesa, Markiza (Indonesia), Markeesa (Indonesia), Markiza (Indonesia), Markoesa (Indonesia), Mentimun ,  Timun belanda.

PORTUGUESE : Maracujá-assú, Maracujá de caiena, Maracujá-grande, Maracujá-mamao (Brazil), Maracujá-suspiro (Brazil),  Martírio quadrangular.

SPANISH : Badea (Colombia), Corvejo (Colombia), Granadilla de fresco (El Salvador), Granadilla grande, Granadilla para refrescos (El Salvador), Granadilla real, Parcha granadina, Parcha de Guinea, Sandia de pasión (Bolivia), Tambo (Ecuador), Tumbo (Ecuador).

TAGALOG : Kasaflora, Parola.

THAI :  สุคนธรส   Su khon tharot (Bangkok).

TURKISH :  Awaiting feedback.

VIETNAMESE : Dua gan tay.

 

Passiflora racemosa Brot.

ENGLISH :   Red passion flower.

FRENCH :   Passiflore rouge.

GERMAN :  Traubige Passionsblume.
Passiflora rubra L.

ENGLISH :   Red-fruited passion fruit.

GERMAN : Rote Passionsblume.
Passiflora sanguinolenta Mast.

GERMAN : Blutrote Passionsblume.


Passiflora tripartita (Juss.) Poir.

SYNONYM(S) :   Tacsonia tripartita Juss.

SPANISH :   Awaiting feedback.

Passiflora tripartita (Juss.) Poir. var. mollissima (Kunth) Holm-Niels. & P. Jørg.

SYNONYM(S) :  Passiflora mollissima (Kunth) L. H. Bailey, Tacsonia mollissima Kunth

ENGLISH : Banana passion fruit,  Softleaf passion flower, Sweet calabash.

GERMAN :  Passionsfrucht-Art, Weichste Passionsblume.

SPANISH : Curuba (Bolivia), Curuba de Castilla (Colombia), Curuba sananera blanco (Colombia), Parcha (Venezuela), Tacso (Ecuador), Tacso de Castilla (Ecuador),  Tagso (Ecuador), Tumbo (Bolivia), Tumbo del norte (Peru).


Passiflora tripartita (Juss.) Poir. var. tripartita

SPANISH :     Awaiting feedback.


Passiflora violacea Vell.

SYNONYM(S) :   Passiflora  x  violacea Vell. ?

CHINESE :     藍冠西番蓮   Lan guan xi fan lian   (Taiwan).

ENGLISH :  Violet passion flower.

 FRENCH :   Passiflore bleu-pourpre, Passiflore à fleur mauve, Passiflore à fleurs bleu-violet, Passiflore 'Amethyst'   ?

PORTUGUESE :  Maracujá-de-flor-violácea.


It is not clear whether this is a hybrid, a separate species, or simply a cultivar. This comment applies also to Passiflora amethystina.

Google collection of photos for  this flower .


Passiflora vitifolia Kunth

SYNONYM(S) :  Macrophora sanguinea (Sm.) Rafin.,  Passiflora sanguinea (Sm.) Rafin.

ENGLISH :  Crimson passionflower,  Grapevine leaf passionfruit, Vine-leaved granadilla.

FRENCH :  Passiflore à feuille de vigne.

GERMAN :  Rebenblättrige Passionsblume,  Weinblättrige Passionsblume.


Photograph by Richard Gautier at  Jardin ! l'Encyclopedie.

Google collection of photographs for this plant (including seeds & flowers).


 REFERENCES
General Bibliography

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REFERENCES
Online

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REFERENCES
Specific & complementary

 

Dedeene Luc en De Kinder Guy, 2004, Groenteboek & Fruitboek - "Groente & Fruit Encyclopedie". Fruit ABC-overzicht. < http://members.lycos.nl/DKG/vakartikels/fruitencyclopedie.htm >.

EURODICAUTOM, On-line Technical Dictionary in 12 languages provided by the European Commission < http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/login.jsp >.

Gautier Richard, 2000 - 2005,  Passiflora - Passiflore.  Jardin ! l'Encyclopédie.  < http://nature.jardin.free.fr/cadre2b.html >.

Irvine Myles Stewart, 2005, Seed ID, Passionflowers UK Online. < http://www.passionflow.co.uk/sub221.htm >.

Mabberley D. J. 1997, The Plant-Book : a Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants, 2d Edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.

Monta Chaleeta (Mrs),  2002 -2003, Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat-Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. < http://pcog.pharmacy.psu.ac.th/monta/herbal.asp >.

Morton  Julia F.  , 1987. Giant Granadilla. p. 328–330. In: Fruits of warm climates. Julia F. Morton, Miami, FL.

USDA, ARS, 2002, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?xxxx (xx xxxx 2002).

Vranckx Pieter, 2005, Species for Agroforestry in the Tropical Rainforest of the Amazon Basin. Latin Names - Local Names (Latin America).  < http://members.tripod.com/amazonreforest/agroforestweb/species/species.htm >.

Wang Zongxun et al. 1996, A New Latin, Chinese, English Botanical Nomenclature. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany. Aviation Industry Publisher, Beijing.

Wiersema J. H. & León B. 1999, World Economic Plants : a Standard Reference. CRC Press LLC.

 

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