Author: | P.
Claverie, 1909 |
Family: |
PASSIFLORACEAE |
Origin: |
Madagascar |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
20 Centimetres |
Height: |
2-4 Metres |
Flower:
|
Greenish
White |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Passifloraceae
family was given this name by P. Claverie in 1909. It is found on
Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some
to lots of sun. The caudex develops into a stem, and can grow to 20
centimetres in diameter and reach a height of two or three metres.
The name Adenia
is derived from aden, meaning gland, and pertains to the glands
found on leaves of most of the species.
The species name after Joseph
Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bāthie,1873-1958, a French
botanist. |