Passovia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.
Its native range is south-eastern Mexico to Tropical America. It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles and the Windward Islands.
The genus name of Passovia is in honour of Friedrich Passow (19th century), the German consul in Puerto Cabello in Venezuela. He was also a member of Rostock's naturalist society. It was first described and published in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) Vol.4 on page 107 in 1846.
Known species According to Kew: Passovia beckii Passovia biloba Passovia bisexualis Passovia brasiliana Passovia coarctata Passovia cordata Passovia diffusa Passovia disjectifolia Passovia ensifera Passovia myrsinites Passovia ovata Passovia pedunculata Passovia podoptera Passovia pycnostachya Passovia pyrifolia Passovia robusta Passovia rufa Passovia santaremensis Passovia subtilis Passovia theloneura
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