Author: |
Hermann August Theodor Harms, 1902 |
Family: |
PASSIFLORACEAE |
Origin: |
Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
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Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
20
Centimetres |
Height: |
35
Centimetres |
Flower:
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Yellowish
Green |
Propagate: |
Seeds/? |
Names:
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- |
Synonyms: |
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This member of the
Passifloraceae family was described by Hermann August Theodor Harms in 1902. It is found in
Tanzania: Ruvuma Prov, Zaire, Zambia and
Zimbabwe, growing in well-drained soil with some water and some sun.
The caudex can grow to 20 centimetres in diameter, the branches
reach for 35 centimetres. The flowers are yellowish green.
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 Walter
Goetze, a German naturalist and explorer.
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