Adenia mannii

Family: Passifloraceae

What it is like

A slender climber. It can be 5 m tall. The leaves are pale green. They are 4-17 cm long by 2-7 cm wide. The flowering stalk is up to 12 cm long. There are 30 male flowers and 10 female flowers. There are 1-3 tendrils that can be up to 15 cm long. The flowers are tube shaped. There are 1-6 fruit in a group. They are narrow and angular. There are 20-30 seeds.

There are 95 Adenia species. They are common in the semiarid regions of Africa.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forest near marshes and in the coastal zone in West Africa. It grows up to 1,050 and 1,150 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Benin, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo DR, East Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda, West Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit - aril

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Adenia oblongifolia Harms. Adenia tenuispira (Stapf) Engl.;