ADENIA GUMMIFERA
Author:
Hermann August Theodor Harms, 1897
Family:
PASSIFLORACEAE
Origin:
Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
Ann. Transvaal Mus. iii. 121 (1912).
Collection number:
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Thickness:
15 Centimetres
Height:
30 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
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'. Large plant from Africanplants.senckenberg.de.
Flower
Green
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Medium
