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PASSIFLORA. Blue Passionflower. [Passifloraceae]

Only one species of Passiflora is recorded in Britain, the introduced Blue Passionflower (P. caerulea). No dipterous miners are recorded on Passiflora in Britain. The agromyzids Liriomyza sativae and Liriomyza trifolii, polyphagous pest species of ornamental and vegetable crops occasionally intercepted at UK points of entry, are recorded on Passiflora. Elsewhere the agromyzids Liriomyza sativae and Liriomyza trifolii are recorded mining Passiflora. No non-dipterous miners are recorded on Passiflora in Britain.

Blue Passionflower - Passiflora caerulea.

Last updated 26-Jul-2008  Brian Pitkin

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