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| Family : PASSIFLORACEAE |
| Protologue : Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 576 (1892) |
| Information on the genus : Adenia |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Adenia globosa Engl. subsp. globosa |
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| Taxon infra-specific |
| Adenia globosa Engl. subsp. globosa |
| Adenia globosa subsp. curvata (Verdc.) W. J. de Wilde (1969) |
| Adenia globosa subsp. pseudoglobosa (Verdc.) W. J. de Wilde (1969) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Shrub or climber, to 8 m; stems (sub-)erect, curved or scandent, ± succulent, strongly thorned, emerging from a succulent, ± warty, subglobular or irregular lumpy trunk to 2,5 m ; thorns 0,5-8 cm long, at base 2-8 mm , with apex woody, acute. |
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| Ecology : |
Scrub savanna; rocky and stony places; on sandy or blackish soil; Commiphora-Acacia bushland; evergreen woodland; (1-)100-1900 m alt. Comprises 3 subspp. |
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
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| Record n°175848 modified 2006-11-15 |
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