Passiflora tripartita (Banana passionfruit)

3/29/2025 · Maraksacha Preserve, Quito, Ecuador · By Heather Kent

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Malpighiales	A broad group encompassing 16,000 species
Family	Passifloraceae	Named from passion flowers, also includes maypop and various trees, shrubs and vines
Genus	Passiflora	From Latin passio, “passion,” and flos, “flower”
Species	tripartita	In three parts, having three parts