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Photo by Saravud R.


Photo: Saravud R.


Photo: Saravud R.

Author: Sijfert Hendrik Koorders, 1912
Family:  PASSIFLORACEAE
Origin:  Borneo, Cambodia, China, Java, Laos, Lesser Sunda Island, Maluku, New Guinea, Nicobar Island, Philippines,  Sulawesi + Sumatera; Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium - Maximum
Sun:  Medium
Thickness:  35 Centimetres
Height:  3 Metres
Flower:  Pale Yellow
Propagate:  Seeds
Names:  Lacewing Vine
Synonyms:  Modecca heterophylla Carl Ludwig von Blume, 1826.
Microblepharis heterophylla, M.Roem.

This member of the Passifloraceae  family was given this name by Sijfert Hendrik Koorders in 1912. It is found wide spread around in Borneo, Cambodia, China, Java, Laos, Lesser Sunda Island, Maluku, New Guinea, Nicobar Island, Philippines,  Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Australia. It grows in a well drained soil with some to lots of water and some sun. The caudex can grow to 35 centimetres or more in diameter, the vines can reach for three meters. The flowers are pale yellow, the fruits red.

The name Adenia is derived from aden, meaning gland, and pertains to the glands found on leaves of most of the species. The species name means 'alike leaves'.


The fruits by CSiRO.