Adenia hondala (Gaertn.) W.j.de Wilde

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Passifloraceae > Adenia

Characteristics

A climbing shrub. It develops a large tuber. The stems are thickened at the nodes. The leaves are alternate and have a tendril at each node. The leaves are large and divided into 3-5 lobes. The flowers have a bell shaped tube and are greenish-white. The fruit is a capsule that splits into 3 lobes.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in moist deciduous forest.
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Usage

Caution: The fruit are poisonous. The young leaves are cooked and eaten.
Uses medicinal poison
Edible flowers tubers
Therapeutic use Poison (unspecified), Skin (unspecified)
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Images

Adenia hondala unspecified picture

Distribution

Adenia hondala world distribution map, present in India and Sri Lanka

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:674099-1
WFO ID wfo-0000519997
COL ID 9Z4Q
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Adenia hondala Modecca integrifolia Granadilla hondala Modecca palmata Modecca tuberosa Passiflora hondala Adenia palmata