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Adenia guineensis

Botanic Family
Passifloraceae
Author
W.J. de Wilde

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Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Herbaceous liane to 10m. tendrils. Glaucous simple or 3-7 lobed leaves. Inflorescence to 70mm long, 2-10 flowered in male, 1-7 flowered in female, simple or trifid tendrils to 150mm long, bracts & bracteoles to 0.5mm. Male flowers to 16mm x 5mm including 4mm long stipe, sepals to 12mm x 3.5mm, petals to 13mm x 2.75mm. Female flower to 6mm x 2.5mm including 0.5mm long stipe, sepals to 5mm x 1.5mm, petals to 2.5mm x 0.5mm. Greenish sepals, pale green to yellow petals. Coriaceous dark green fruit to 20mm x 17.5mm.

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