ADENIA CLADOSEPALA
Author:
Hermann August Theodor Harms, 1897
Family:
PASSIFLORACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Harms. (1897). In: Engl. & Prantl, Pflanzenf. Nachtr. I. 256.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
30 Centimetres
Height:
2 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Modecca cladosepala, John Gilbert Baker, 1890.
Adenia ambongensis Claverie, 1909
This member of the Passifloraceae family was given this name by Hermann August Theodor Harms in 1897. It is found on Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The stem can grow up to 30 centimetres in diameter, the vines reach two meters. The flowers are green and 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 means 'clustered sepals'.
Flower
Green / White
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
