Passifloraceae FAMILY

Adenia lobata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

The sap of the stem is used as an arrow poison and to kill rats and street dogs^[1]. The stem, stem bark, fruit or sap are used for fish poisoning^[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitClimber

GrowthFast

A fast-growing species^[1]. The plant can flower all year round, though ripe fruits are only present for a few months each year^[1]. The plant regenerates rapidly from the base after bush fires^[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cuttings Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Adenia+lobata>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
[2]Traditional Vegetables in Benin — Achigan-Dako E. Et al · Darwin Initiative; International Foundation for Science · 2009 ↩︎Issued as a PDF on the Internet, it contains basic information on over 250 species of plants used for food in Benin.