Author: | Heinrich
Gustav Adolf Engler, 1891 |
Family: |
PASSIFLORACEAE |
Origin: |
Angola,
Botswana, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa,
Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Maximum |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
60 Centimetres |
Height: |
20-300
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White - Yellowish |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
Wild
Granadilla |
Synonyms: |
Adenia
angustisecta, Burtt Davy
Adenia multiflora, Potts
Adenia senensis, Engl.
Adenia stenophylla, Harms
Clemanthus senensis, Klotzsch
Modecca digitata, Harv.
Modecca senensis, Mast. |
This member of the Passifloraceae
family was given this name by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in
1891. It is found in
Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini,
Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It preferring a well drained soil, lots of
water and sun. The caudex can grow to 60 centimetres, the vines from
20 to 300 centimetres. The flowers are small and white to yellowish.
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 means
'hand-like'. |