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Family: PASSIFLORACEAE 

 Adenia digitata
 

Photo by Marc Altenloh.

  
Author:  Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler 1891
Family:  Passifloraceae
Habitat:  Southeastern Africa
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Maximum
Sun:  Maximum
Thickness:  60 centimetres
Height:  2 meters or more
Flower:  White
Reproduction:  Seeds/Cuttings
Pop names:  Wild Granadilla
Synonyms:  Modecca digitata William Henry Harvey 1859.
Might be synonym of: Modecca senensis, Clemanthus senensis, Adenia senensis
Got it from:  -
Year:  -
This member of the Passifloraceae family was given this name by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1891. It is found in Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa - Natal, Transvaal, and Swaziland. It prefers a well drained soil, lots of water and sun. The caudex can grow to 60 centimetres, the vines to two meters or more. The flowers are small and white.