Passiflora incarnata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 959. 1753, typ. cons.

"Habitat in Virginia, Brasilia, Peru." RCN: 6940.

Conserved type (Killip in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 19: 390. 1938): Herb. Linn. No. 1070.25 (LINN) .

Generitype of Passiflora Linnaeus, nom. cons.

Current name: Passiflora incarnata L. ( Passifloraceae).

Note: Passiflora incarnata, with the type designated by Killip, was proposed as conserved type of the genus by Jarvis (in Taxon 41: 567. 1992). This was eventually approved by the General Committee (see review of the history of this proposal by Barrie, l.c. 55: 795-796. 2006).