西番莲几种蔓生，长有卷须，属于西番莲属的藤本植物中的任一种，长有大而华丽的花朵，穗状花冠，长着雄蕊和雌蕊的花梗十分显眼

• Any of various climbing,tendril-bearing,chiefly tropical American vines of the genus Passiflora,having large,showy flowers with a fringelike crown and a conspicuous stalk that bears the stamens and pistil.