Adenia macrophylla var. singaporeana (wall. ex G.don) W.j.de Wilde

Variety

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Characteristics

Leaves thickly coriaceous, grey-green to whitish green beneath, entire, (obovate-)oblong to lanceo late, top acute, up to ½ cm acuminate, base acute to rounded, 5-15 by 1¾-7(-8) cm, faintly 3-pli-nerved and (1-)2-4 pairs of nerves from the midrib; petiole ½-2½ cm. Glands at blade-base confined to the auricles; submarginal glands 0-1(-2) pairs; marginal glands 3-10 at either side of the blade. Inflorescences peduncled for up to 6 cm. Fruit (ovate-)oblong, ± fusiform, excluding the (7-)10-25 mm long gynophore 2½-6 by 1½-2½ cm; pericarp thickly coriaceous or woody, c. 1 mm thick. Seeds 6-9 mm ø.
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Growth form herb
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Forest edges; low altitudes. Fl. Sept.-March, fr. Jan., July-Oct.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Adenia macrophylla var. singaporeana world distribution map, present in Iceland, Malaysia, and Singapore

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:888129-1
WFO ID wfo-0000520031
COL ID 66Z2J
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Synonyms

Modecca singaporeana Anthactinia singaporiana Passiflora singaporeana Adenia singaporeana Adenia macrophylla var. singaporeana