Adenia heterophylla

Adenia heterophylla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida 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 heterophylla
Subspecies: A. h. subsp. andamanica – A. h. subsp. arcta – A. h. subsp. australis – A. h. subsp. celebica – A. h. subsp. heterophylla

Name

Adenia heterophylla (Blume) Koord. Exkurs.-Fl. Java 2: 637 (1912)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Modecca heterophylla Blume
• Homotypic
  • Microblepharis heterophylla (Blume) M.Roem. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 200 (1846)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: China China Southeast, Hainan Regional: Eastern Asia Taiwan Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Indo-China Andaman Is., Cambodia, Laos, Nicobar Is., Thailand, Vietnam Regional: Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera Regional: Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Koorders, S.H. 1912. Exkursionsflora von Java, umfassend die Blütenpflanzen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der im Hochgebirge wildwachsenden Arten im Auftrage des Niederländischen Kolonialministeriums 2: 637.

Additional references

• de Wilde, W.J.J.O. & Duyfjes, B.E.E. (2012). An enumeration of Sabah Passifloraceae, with a revised key to Adenia species. Sandakania 18: 1-14.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Adenia heterophylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Adenia heterophylla. Published online. Accessed: March 01 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Adenia heterophylla. 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 March 01. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Adenia heterophylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 March 2025. Reference page.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Adenia heterophylla.

Vernacular names

• English: Lacewing Vine
• 中文: 异叶蒴莲, 蒴莲, 葫莲

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