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Adenia fruticosa

Botanic Family
Passifloraceae
Author
Burtt Davy

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Geographical Habitats

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Shrub or shrubby tree to 6m with lianoid branches, caudiciform. Simple or 3-5 foliolate leaves to 80mm x 80mm. Solitary axillary or 2-5 flowered inflorescence withbracts & bracteoles to 2.5mm & tendrils to 120mm long, greenish-yellow flowers. Male flowers to 17mm with sepals to 10mm, petals to 8mm x 2mm. Female flowers including 1mm long stipe to 9mm x 3.5mm with sepals to 7mm & petals to 4mm x 1mm. Coriaceous fruit to 20mm x 18mm.

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