Passifloraceae FAMILY

Adenia firingalavensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant is very toxic, it contains the cyanohydrin glycosides volkenin and tetraphyllin B[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Botanical Description

Adenia firingalavensis is a deciduous, climbing shrub producing a main stem up to 2 metres tall and 50cm in diameter, from which grow climbing or scrambling stems that can be 15 metres long. The plant can climb into the surrounding vegetation, attaching itself by means of tendrils[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. In spite of its large size and slow growth, it is grown by specialist collectors of succulents[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - western and southern Madagascar.

HabitatSheltered places in the shade of dry forest, scrub and rocky areas derived from limestone, at elevations up to 500 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].