The Families of Flowering Plants L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz Passifloraceae Juss. Including Modeccaceae J.G. Agardh, Paropsiaceae Dum. Habit and leaf form . Mesophytic, or xerophytic.
Leaves stipulate, or exstipulate.
Leaves without a persistent basal meristem. Leaf anatomy . Mucilaginous epidermis present, or absent. The mesophyll with sclerencymatous idioblasts, or without sclerenchymatous idioblasts. Stem anatomy .