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Adenia heterophylla ssp. australis

Botanic Family

Passifloraceae

Author

(R. Brown ex de Candolle) W. J. de Wilde

Propagation

C.S.

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Queensland - Australia
• E. Java
• Lesser Sunda Islands - Indonesia

Natural Habitats

• Riverside
• scrubland
• monsoon forest

Flowering Times

• Mar-Dec (Australia)
• Feb-May (Indonesia)

Fruiting Times

• Mar-Dec (Australia)
• Feb-May (Java)

Climber, glabrous herbaceous entire to 5-lobed leaves to 180mm x 150mm. Male flowers to 18mm x 3.5mm including 8mm long stipe, calyx tube to 8mm with lobes to 2mm. Female flowers to 8mm x 3mm including 2mm long stipe, calyx tube to 6mm, lobes to 1mm. Bright red fruits blunt to 70mm x 30mm.

Further References

• Jones & Gray 1977
• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• Flora Malesiana
• de Wilde