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Adenia digitata

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Finger-leaved granadilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Adenia
Species:
A. digitata
Binomial name
Adenia digitata
(Harv.) Engl.
Synonyms[1]
  • Adenia angustisecta Burtt Davy
  • Adenia multiflora Potts
  • Adenia senensis (Klotzsch) Engl.
  • Adenia stenophylla Harms
  • Clemanthus senensis Klotzsch
  • Modecca digitata Harv.
  • Modecca senensis (Klotzsch) Mast.

Adenia digitata is a species of flowering plant in the passionflower family, Passifloraceae. 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

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  1. ^ a b "Adenia digitata (Harv.) Engl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 11 January 2019.