Adenia ellenbeckii Harms

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Passifloraceae > Adenia

Characteristics

A herb or shrub. It grows 1.5 m tall. It can be climbing or lie along the ground. It grows from succulent stems 30 cm tall. The leaves can be entire of deeply divided into finger like lobes. There are 3-5 lobes. The leaves are 2-17 cm long. Male flowers occur in groups of 1-10. Female flowers in groups of 1-3. The male flowers are tube shaped. The flowers are pale yellow. The fruit are round and 2-5 cm across. They are leathery. The seeds are 7-8 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 1.5
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows between 30 and 1,050 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use food medicinal poison
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

It can be grown from seeds or less easily from cuttings.
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Distribution

Adenia ellenbeckii world distribution map, present in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:674077-1
WFO ID wfo-0000519964
COL ID 9Z42
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Synonyms

Adenia ellenbeckii Adenia toxicaria Adenia vitifolia