ADENIA PERRIERI
Author:
P. Claverie, 1909
Family:
PASSIFLORACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Claverie. (1909). In: Ann. Mus. Col. Marseille, Ser. II. 7: 44.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
20 Centimetres
Height:
2-4 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
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This member of the Passifloraceae family was given this name by P. Claverie in 1909. It is found on Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex develops into a stem, and can grow to 20 centimetres in diameter and reach a height of two or three metres.
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 Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie,1873-1958, a French botanist. The flower by Bolliger, R.F. & A. J. Tahinarivony, Ville-ge.ch.
Flower
Greenish White
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
