Adenia glauca
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Summary
Source: WikipediaAdenia glauca is a species of flowering plant in the passionflower family, Passifloraceae. It is native to southern Africa, where it occurs in southeastern Botswana and northern South Africa. It grows from 0.5 to 3.5 m tall, with its main stem enlarged at ground level.
Description
A shrub or climber. It grows attached to other plants. It grows 3 m tall. It grows from a short fat trunk. The flowers are green or yellow. They have a sweet scent. The fruit are orange.
Edible Uses
The orange fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in dry soils. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Botswana, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Cultivation
It can be grown from seeds or cuttings.
Synonyms
References (4)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 288
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 5th May 2011]
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 85
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
