Abstract
A diagnostic description of the genus is given with special emphasis on the occurrence of succulence amongst its species. The geographical distribution is outlined, together with a selection of important literature, and an explanation of the etymology of the name. This is followed by a short summary of its position in the phylogeny of the family and of the past and present classification in a phylogenetic context. The succulent features present amongst the species of the genus are shortly explained as to morphology and anatomy.
This is followed by a synoptical treatment of the succulent species of the genus, complete with typification details, full synonymy, geographical and ecological data, a diagnostic description, and, where applicable, notes on phylogenetic placement and relationships, as well as economic and/or horticultural importance
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Baccarini, P. (1908) Notizie sulla struttura anatomica della Modecca abyssinica Hochst. Boll. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1908: 40–50. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8551130
Barbieri, L. [& al. 1984], Falasca, A. I. & Stirpe, F. (1984) Volkensin, the toxin of Adenia volkensii (kilyambiti plant). FEBS Lett. 171(2): 277–279. https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(84)80503-7.
Bell, A. D. (1991) Plant form. An illustrated guide to flowering plant morphology. Oxford (GB), etc.: Oxford University Press. http://archive.org/details/plantform00adri
Carlquist, S. (2001) Comparative wood anatomy. Heidelberg (DE): Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10265-011-0472-4.
Claverie, P. (1908) Contribution a l’étude anatomique et histologique des plantes textiles exotiques (Passiflorées, Musacées, Palmiers, Aroïdées, Cypéracées). Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, sér. 2, 2: 7–72. http://archive.org/details/mobot31753002439294/page/11
Court, D. (1981) Succulent flora of Southern Africa. Rotterdam (NL): A. A. Balkema.
Court, D. (2010) Succulent flora of Southern Africa. Revised edition. Cape Town (ZA): Struik Nature.
Crouch, N. R. & Styles, D. G. A. (2021) The dioecious Adenia natalensis W. J. de Wilde (Passifloraceae): Discovery and description of the female. Haseltonia 27: 77–80, ills. https://doi.org/10.2985/026.027.0109.
Crouch, N. R. [& al. 2002], Smith, G. F., Symmonds, R. & Crouch, T. E. (2002) Batting curses and beating depression: Adenia gummifera in Zulu traditional medicine. Bradleya 20: 67–78, maps, ills. https://doi.org/10.25223/brad.n20.2002.a11.
Crouch, N. R. [& al. 2010], Beaumont, A. & Smith, G. F. (2010) Notes on African plants. Passifloraceae. First description of female flowers of the dioecious Adenia fruticosa subsp. trifoliata. Bothalia 40(1): 78–81, ills., map. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/17142
Crouch, N. R. [& al. 2016], Smith, G. F., Figueiredo, E. & Styles, D. G. A. (2016) Rediscovery of Adenia natalensis W. J. De Wilde (Passifloraceae) after 150 years. Haseltonia 22: 73–80, ills, map. https://doi.org/10.2985/026.022.0101.
Dortort, F. (2018) Commiphoras, Cucurbits, Adenias and more – Kenya 2017. Cact. Succ. J. (US) 90(4): 238–257, ills. https://doi.org/10.2985/015.090.0403.
Dortort, F. (2019) Some succulents of South Africa’s northeast corners. Cact. Succ. J. (US) 91(4): 228–250, ills. https://doi.org/10.2985/015.091.0401.
Fernandes, R. & Fernandes, A. (1958) Contribuição para o conhecimento das Passifloraceae de Angola. Garcia de Orta 6(4): 649–671, ills., keys, 16 tt.
Fernandes, R. & Fernandes, A. (1978) Passifloraceae. In: Launert, E. (ed.): Flora Zambesiaca; 4: 368–411, ills. London (GB): Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee.
Fullas, F. [& al. 1995], Brown, D. M., Wani, M. C., Wall, M. E., Chagwedera, T. E., Farnsworth, N. R., Pezzuto, J. M. & Kinghorn, A. D. (1995) Gummiferol, a cytotoxic polyacetylene from the leaves of Adenia gummifera. J. Nat. Prod. (Lloydia) 58(10): 1625–1628. https://doi.org/10.1021/np50124a027.
Gash, N. (2018) Adenias in northern Madagascar. CactusWorld 36(3): 207–212, ills.
Gibson, A. C. (1996) Structure-function relations of warm desert plants. Berlin (DE) etc.: Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60979-4.
Gildenhuys, S. & Retief, K. (2007) Interesting plants near Roossenekal in the Mpumalanga Province. Aloe 44(2): 55, ills.
Grieve, G. & Grieve, K. (2009) Extending Adenia wilmsii. Veld Fl. (1975+) 95(4): 206–207, ills.
Hearn, D. J. (2004) Growth form evolution in Adenia (Passifloraceae) and a model of the evolution of succulence. Tucson (US): University of Arizona, unpublished Ph.D. dissertation.
Hearn, D. J. (2006) Adenia (Passifloraceae) and its adaptive radiation: Phylogeny and growth form diversification. Syst. Bot. 31(4): 805–821, ills. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364406779695933.
Hearn, D. J. (2007) Novelties in Adenia (Passifloraceae): Four new species, a new combination, a vegetative key, and diagnostic characters for known Madagascan species. Brittonia 59(4): 308–327, ills., key. http://www.jstor.org/stable/30218764
Hearn, D. J. (2009a) Developmental patterns in anatomy are shared among separate evolutionary origins of stem succulent and storage root-bearing growth habits in Adenia (Passifloraceae). Amer. J. Bot. 96(11): 1941–1956, ills. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.0800203.
Hearn, D. J. (2009b) Descriptive anatomy and evolutionary patterns of anatomical diversification in Adenia (Passifloraceae). Aliso 27(1): 13–38. https://doi.org/10.5642/aliso.20092701.03.
Jaarsveld, E. J. van & Condy, G. (2017) Adenia wilmsii. Flow. Pl. Afr. 65: 90–95, t. 2332, map.
Jankowitz, W. & Loots, S. (2008) Notes on Adenia pechuelii in central Namibia. Dinteria 30: 133–135, ills.
Janse van Vuuren, D. R. (1970) ‘n morfologiese studie van die stingles van die houtagtige verteenwoordigers an die genus Adenia Forsk. in Suid-Afrika. Pretoria (ZA): University of Pretoria, Ph.D. thesis.
Kolberg, H. (2014) Relocation of Adenia pechuelii (Passifloraceae) – a viable rescue option? Dinteria 34: 12–26, ills. http://www.researchgate.net/publication/268577168
Krogstrup, P. [& al. 2006], Find, J. I., Kristensen, M. M. H. & Damgaard, J. (2006) Micropropagation of Adenia goetzei Harms, an attractive caudiciform from Central Africa. Bradleya 24: 61–65, ills. https://doi.org/10.25223/brad.n24.2006.a5.
Lebrun, J.-P. & Stork, A. L. (2003) Tropical African flowering plants. Ecology and distribution. Volume 1: Annonaceae – Balanitaceae. Genève (CH): Éditions des Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
Lenain, H. (2012) Plantes à caudex de A à Z. Paris (FR): Ulmer.
Loots, S. (2013) National conservation assessment and management of Adenia pechuelii, with specific reference to the Rio Tinto Rössing Uranium Mine. Dinteria 33: 43–65, maps.
Mooney, H. A. [& al. 1977], Troughton, J. H. & Berry, J. A. (1977) Carbon isotope ratio measurements of succulent plants in southern Africa. Oecologia 30(4): 295–305. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00399762.
Morris, H. [& al. 2016], Plavcová, L., Cvecko, P., Fichtler, E., Gillingham, M. A. F., Martínez-Cabrera, H. I., McGlinn, D. J., Wheeler, E., Zheng, J., Zieminska, K. & Jansen, S. (2016) A global analysis of parenchyma tissue fractions in secondary xylem of seed plants. New Phytol. 209: 1553–1565, ills. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.13737.
Ngumbau, V. M. [& al. 2017], Nyange, M., Dai, C., Zhong, Z.-X., Wei, N., Malombe, I., Hu, G.-W. & Wang, Q.-F. (2017) Adenia angulosa (Passifloraceae), a new species from coastal forests of Kenya and Tanzania. Phytotaxa 313(1): 137–142, ills. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.313.1.10.
Pelosi, E. [& al. 2005], Lubelli, C., Polito, L., Barbieri, L., Bolognesi, A. & Stirpe, F. (2005) Ribosome-inactivating proteins and other lectins from Adenia (Passifloraceae). Toxicon 46(6): 658–663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2005.07.008.
Perrier, H. (1945) Passifloracées – 143e famille. In: Humbert, H. (ed.): Flore de Madagascar et des Comores. Tananarive (MG): Imprimerie Officielle. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8434488
Rauh, W. (1998) Succulent and xerophytic plants of Madagascar. Vol. 2. Mill Valley (US): Strawberry Press.
Rowley, G. D. (1987) Caudiciform and pachycaul succulents. Pachycauls, bottle-, barrel- and elephant-trees and their kin: A collector’s miscellany. Mill Valley (US): Strawberry Press.
Schmelzer, G. H. & Gurib-Fakim, A. (eds.) (2008) Plant resources of Tropical Africa 11(1). Medicinal plants 1. Wageningen (NL): PROTA Foundation / Backhuys Publishers / CTA. http://edepot.wur.nl/417238
Schmid, J. (2009) Adenia glauca – Pflegehinweise für eine südafrikanische Sukkulente. Kakt. and. Sukk. 60(3): 71–75, ills.
Stirpe, F. [& al. 2007], Bolognesi, A., Bortolotti, M., Farini, V., Lubelli, C., Pelosi, E., Polito, L., Dozza, B., Strocchi, P., Chambery, A., Parente, A. & Barbieri, L. (2007) Characterization of highly toxic type 2 ribosome-inactivating proteins from Adenia lanceolata and Adenia stenodactyla (Passifloraceae). Toxicon 50(1): 94–105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2007.02.020.
Thwaites, I. (2018) Guest editorial. CactusWorld 36(3): 164, ill.
Tokuoka, T. (2012) Molecular phylogenetic analysis of Passifloraceae sensu lato (Malpighiales) based on plastid and nuclear DNA sequences. J. Pl. Res. 125(4): 489–497. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10265-011-0472-4.
Venter, S. (1993) Notes on the genus Adenia with special reference to the Transvaal species. Aloe 30(3/4): 83–88, ills.
Venter, S. (2019) Adenia repanda – ecological and morphological notes. Aloe 54(1): 4–9, , map, ills.
Wilde, W. J. J. O. de (1970) A survey of the species of the genus Adenia (Passifloraceae) in Madagascar, with some new combinations, the description of some new taxa, and a key to the species. Adansonia, n.s. [sér. 2], 10(1): 111–126, key.
Wilde, W. J. J. O. de (1971) A monograph of the genus Adenia Forsk. (Passifloraceae). Meded. Landbouwhogeschool [Wageningen] 71–18: 281 pp., ills., maps, keys. http://edepot.wur.nl/292679
Wilde, W. J. J. O. de (1972) Additional notes on Ethiopian Adenia (Passifloraceae). Acta Bot. Neerl. 21(5): 560–566, ills., keys. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1438-8677.1972.tb00811.x.
Wilde, W. J. J. O. de (1975) Passifloraceae. In: Polhill, B. A. (ed.): Flora of Tropical East Africa. London (GB): Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations.
Wilde, W. J. J. O. de (1976) Passifloraceae. In: Ross, J. H. (ed.): Flora of southern Africa 22: 104–128, keys. Pretoria (ZA): Botanical Research Institute.
Wilde, W. J. J. O. de & Gilbert, M. G. (1996) Passifloraceae. In: Edwards, S. & al. (eds.): Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea, 2(2): 6–16, ills., keys. Addis Ababa (ET): National Herbarium / Uppsala (SE): Department of Systematic Botany.
Wood, J. R. I. (1997) A handbook of the Yemen Flora. Richmond (GB): Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2023 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this entry
Cite this entry
de Wilde, W.J., Eggli, U. (2023). Adenia PASSIFLORACEAE. In: Eggli, U., Nyffeler, R. (eds) Dicotyledons: Rosids. Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93492-7_100
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93492-7_100
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-93491-0
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-93492-7
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life SciencesReference Module Biomedical and Life Sciences