ADENIA OLABOENSIS
Author:
P. Claverie, 1909
Family:
PASSIFLORACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Claverie. (1909). In: Ann. Mus. Col. Marseille, Ser. II. 7: 26.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
30 Centimetres
Height:
3-5 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Adenia olaboensis var. parva,W.J.de Wilde
This member of the Passifloraceae family was described by P. Claverie in 1909. It is found on Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The fat stem can grow up to 30 centimetres in diameter, two meters long, the vines up to five meters. The flowers are pale yellow.
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 the area it was found in
Flower
Pale Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
