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.