Adenia cissampeloides
Adenia cissampeloides is a species of flowering plant in the passionflower family, Passifloraceae. It is native to tropical Africa. Description. "Adenia cissampeloides" is a woody vine that can reach up to in length. The stems are pale green to gray green and can be spotted. The leaves have smooth edges and are punctate (marked with dots), with a cordate (heart-shaped) to truncate (square) base. "A. cissampeloides" is monecious: it has unisexual flowers that occur in inflorescences. Male flowers have free or connate (fused together) filaments. Fruits are capsules with one to three fruits occurring per inflorescence. Taxonomy . It was first described in 1849 as "Modecca cissampeloides". In 1897, it was moved to the genus "Adenia". Distribution and habitat. "Adenia cissampeloides" is currently found naturally in rainforests, swamps, and savannas in Africa. Uses. It has several different human uses from medicine to consumption. Along with several other plants, it is used in Ghana in traditional medicines as a treatment for malaria. The leaves can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable.