| Author: |
Hermann August Theodor
Harms, 1897 |
| Family: |
PASSIFLORACEAE |
| Origin: |
Eswatini, Ethiopia,
Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia,
Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium - Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
15
Centimetres |
| Height: |
30 Metres |
| Flower:
|
Green |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names:
|
Monkey
Rope, Snake Climber |
| Synonyms: |
Modecca
gummifera, Harvey, 1860.
Ophiocaulon gummifer,
Masters, 1871.
Adenia gummifera var. cerifera ,W.J.de Wilde |
This member of the
Passifloraceae family was given this name by
Hermann August Theodor
Harms in 1897. It is found on the Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi,
Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
and South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some to lots
of water and some sun. The flowers are green. The vines can reach 30
metres in length, and a diameter of fifteen centimetres at the base.
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 'giving
rubber'. |
