| Home Page | Adenia is not to be mistaken for adenIUM. Although they are both caudiciform and are both named for the city of Aden in Yemen, they belong to different botanical families. Adenias are popular for their swollen woody stem. This type of stem is called caudex. Adenias form fairly large and decorative ones. Since the caudex is the main attraction, these plants are propagated mostly by seeds since the cuttings, although they strike easily and bloom earlier, rarely produce a caudex. Adenias are dioecious, which means that plants are either male of female, and that you need both sex in order to produce seeds. These plants originate from Africa and Madagascar, and should be kept at over 40°F (4°C)
The sap of Adenia is poisonous, and they should be handled with caution, particularly when pruning.
Adenia aculeata Adenia digitata Wild Granadilla Adenia glauca Adenia globosa Adenia inermis Adenia pechuelii Elephant's Foot Adenia spinosa Adenia venenata Synonym and obsolete names Adenia aculeata ssp. inermis synonym of Adenia inermis Adenia angustisecta synonym of Adenia digitata (Wild Granadilla ) Adenia buchananii synonym of Adenia digitata (Wild Granadilla ) Adenia multiflora synonym of Adenia digitata (Wild Granadilla ) Adenia senensis synonym of Adenia digitata (Wild Granadilla ) Adenia stenophylla synonym of Adenia digitata (Wild Granadilla )
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