Passiflora boenderiPassiflora boenderi at a glance: Passiflora boenderi is a Costa Rican species prized mainly for foliage: velvety bilobed leaves with purple undersides and bright yellow spotting on the upper surface that mimics butterfly eggs. That pattern is more than decoration, because it is associated with deterrence of further egg laying by some butterflies, turning the plant into a vivid example of plantinsect interaction as well as an ornamental vine. It climbs