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Adenia fruticosa

Adenia fruticosa is a caudiciform succulent from the Passifloraceae family, native to East Africa. It develops a thick, bottle-shaped caudex with sparse, deciduous branches. This unusual plant is highly prized by collectors of caudiciforms.

Taxonomic Details

Family:	Passifloraceae (pas-ih-flor-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Adenia (a-DEE-nee-uh)
Species:	fruticosa (froo-tih-KOH-suh)

Cactus and Succulents: Furcraea macdougalii: A Giant, Trunk-Forming Relative of Agave; Euphorbia bupleurifolia: A Bizarre, Pineapple-Topped Succulent with a Caudex; Candelilla (Euphorbia antisyphilitica): A Leafless, Wax-Producing Shrub for Extreme Heat; Desert Rose (Adenium arabicum); Dorstenia gigas (Socotra Fig Tree); Bontaalwyn (Aloe grandidentata): A Toothed Aloe Beauty; Jatropha mahafalensis: A Rare, Caudiciform Succulent Shrub; Yucca desmetiana: A Soft-Leaved, Blue-Green Yucca; Allthorn (Koeberlinia spinosa): A Leafless, Thorny Desert Shrub; Crassula pruinosa

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