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Adenia
''Adenia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the passionflower family, Passifloraceae. It is distributed in the Old World tropics and subtropics.〔(''Adenia''. ) Flora of China.〕 The centers of diversity are in Madagascar, eastern and western tropical Africa, and Southeast Asia. The genus name ''Adenia'' comes from the Greek ''aden'' ("gland"), and was inspired by the prominent leaf glands of most species.〔 ==Description== All ''Adenia'' are perennial plants, but there are many different forms, including herbs, vines, lianas, shrubs, and trees. Many are succulents and some are pachycauls. Some have fibrous root systems and some have tubers.〔 ''Adenia'' can be found in a wide variety of habitat types, from dry African deserts to wet Southeast Asian rainforests.〔 There are some 100 species in the genus. 〔http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Passifloraceae/Adenia/〕 ''Adenia'' have alternately arranged leaves borne on petioles. There are two glands located near the attachment of the blade to the petiole.〔 Most species are dioecious.〔 Inflorescences of a few to many flowers occur in the leaf axils. There is a stipe below the flower. The calyx of sepals around the base of the flower has five lobes. The five petals are usually smaller than the sepals and may be whitish or greenish. The male flower has five stamens. In the female flower these are reduced to staminodes. There are three styles tipped with stigmas that may be long-hairy to very woolly. The fruit is a red capsule. Each black seed has a fleshy aril.〔 ''Adenia'' species can be difficult to identify and distinguish. Individuals of a species can be variable. One plant can have leaves of varying shapes and sizes, and young and old specimens can have different leaf types. Some taxa are poorly represented in herbarium collections, leaving few examples to compare with new specimens. Records of some taxa lack descriptions of both flower types. Many species only flower for a few weeks, and during this time they may also lose their leaves. Succulent plants can be difficult to properly collect and preserve.〔
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