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Photo from Specks.


Photo by
Grootscholten.


The leaves by Soumen Aditya.


Photo by Soumen Aditya.

Author: J.M.H.A. Perrier de la Bāthie, 1940
Family:  PASSIFLORACEAE
Origin:  Southern Madagascar
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Medium - Maximum
Thickness:  8 Centimetres
Height:  75-500 Centimetres
Flower:  White
Propagate:  Seeds/Cuttings?
Names:  Ranga, Vahiranga
Synonyms:  By mistake: Adenia monodelpha

This member of the Passifloraceae family was given this name by Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bāthie in 1940. It is found in south western Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to eight centimetres in diameter, while the plant reaches 75 or even 500 centimetres in height. The small flowers are white.

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 is unclear by now. 'Single flower'?


The caudex by Soumen Aditya.


The female flower by Soumen Aditya.