Adenia digitata

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Finger-leaved granadilla
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Adenia
Species:
A. digitata
Binomial name
Adenia digitata
Synonyms [1]
  • Adenia angustisectaBurtt Davy
  • Adenia multifloraPotts
  • Adenia senensis(Klotzsch) Engl.
  • Adenia stenophyllaHarms
  • Clemanthus senensisKlotzsch
  • Modecca digitataHarv.
  • Modecca senensis(Klotzsch) Mast.

Adenia digitata is a species of flowering plant in the passionflower family, Passifloraceae. [2] It is a climbing geophyte, from 0.2 to 3 meters long, which grows from a tuber. It is native to southern and eastern Africa, from Tanzania and Angola to the Northern Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Adenia digitata (Harv.) Engl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. "Adenia digitata (Harv.) Engl". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved November 29, 2024.