Adenia stylosa is a species of flowering plant of the Passifloraceae family endemic to Madagascar.
Description The sizable mature storage stems are mostly spheroid, and possess a wrinkled, grey to beige surface.Hearn, D. J. (2004). Growth form evolution in Adenia (Passifloraceae) and a model of the evolution of succulence. The University of Arizona. It is a dioecious species (i.e. there are separate male and female plants).Adenia stylosa (Candlestick Plant). (2023, April 28). World of Succulents. Retrieved September 6, 2024. The flowers can reach up to 30 mm.
Taxonomy It was first published as the variety Adenia epigea var. stylosa H.Perrier by Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie in 1940. It was elevated to the species Adenia stylosa (H.Perrier) Hearn by David John Hearn in 2007 based on morphological differences and genetic data.Hearn, D. J. (2007). in Adenia (Passifloraceae): Four New Species, a New Combination, a Vegetative Key, and Diagnostic Characters for Known Madagascan Species. Brittonia, 59(4), 308–327.
Ecology In Ankarana National Park, Madagascar, it occurs in dry forests on limestone soils.Gash, N. (2018). Adenias in northern Madagascar. CactusWorld, 36(3), 207–212.
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