| Author: | Heinrich
Gustav Adolf Engler, 1893 |
| Family: |
PASSIFLORACEAE |
| Origin: |
Ethiopia, Kenya,
Somalia, Tanzania |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
1-2,5 Meter |
| Height: |
2-8 Meters |
| Flower:
|
Greenish
White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Adenia
pseudoglobosa Verdc.1964 = Adenia globosa subsp.
pseudoglobosa W.J. de Wilde, 1969.
Adenia globosa subsp. curvata, W.J.de Wilde |
This member of the Passifloraceae
family was described by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1893. It is found in
Ethiopia, Kenya,
Somalia and Tanzania, growing in a well drained soil with some to
lots of water, and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow up to one
meter in diameter - some even say 2,5, the vines can grow from two up to eight meters. The
flowers are greenish white, and cuttings will form a nice caudex.
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
'spherical'. |
