Author: | P. Claverie,
1909 |
Family: |
PASSIFLORACEAE |
Origin: |
Madagascar |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
30
Centimetres |
Height: |
3-5 Meters |
Flower:
|
Pale
Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Adenia
olaboensis var. parva ,W.J.de Wilde |
This member of the
Passifloraceae family was described by P. Claverie in 1909. It
is found on Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil with some
water and some sun. The fat stem can grow up to 30 centimetres in
diameter, two meters long, the vines up to five meters. The
flowers are pale yellow.
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 the area
it was found in |