Adenia gummifera

Adenia gummifera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Passifloraceae
Subfamilia: Passifloroideae
Tribus: Passifloreae
Genus: Adenia
Species: Adenia gummifera
Varietiesː A. g. var. cerifera – A. g. var. gummifera

Name

• Adenia gummifera (Harv.) Harms, 1897

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Modecca gummifera Harv. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 2: 500 (1862)
  • Ophiocaulon gummifer (Harv.) Harv. in Gen. S. Afr. Pl., ed. 2: 121 (1868)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces Regional: Central Africa Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania Regional: Mascareñas Seychelles References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Harms in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, 1897. Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. 1: 255

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Adenia gummifera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 February 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. February 28. Adenia gummifera. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} February 28. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Adenia gummifera. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 February 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Adenia gummifera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 February 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Slangklimop
• English: Green-stem, Snake climber
• SiSwati: iMphinda, Phindumshaye
• Xitsonga: Dovosha
• 中文: 胶脂蒴莲
• isiZulu: umPhindamshaya