Adenopodia C. Presl

Description of the genus

Woody climbers. Stems with scattered hooked prickles. Leaves alternate, 2-pinnate; petiole with conspicuous gland. Flowers in spikes. Pods straight or curved, flat, splitting into 1-seeded segments.

Derivation of name: adeno- a gland; -podia, a foot; referring to the conspicuous gland at the base of the petiole.

Comment: Recently separated from Entada

Worldwide: About 7 species in Africa.

Mozambique: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
schlechteri (Harms) Harms[End][VU]	GI,M

Other sources of information about Adenopodia:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Adenopodia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Adenopodia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Adenopodia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Adenopodia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Adenopodia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Adenopodia
JSTOR Plant Science: Adenopodia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Adenopodia
Plants of the World Online: Adenopodia
Tropicos: Adenopodia
Wikipedia: Adenopodia

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Adenopodia.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2530, retrieved 20 April 2024

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