{"product_id":"adenia-ovata","title":"Adenia ovata","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGeographic \u0026amp; Climate\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_56a45b65f59d76ae-16\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeographic Coordinates:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-86 citation-end-86\"\u003eZambia (specifically recorded from the Copperbelt Province \/ Mufulira area, approx. 12°32' S, 28°14' E)\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClimate Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e Tropical wet-and-dry \/ Savanna climate (Aw)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_56a45b65f59d76ae-17\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHabitat Characteristics:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-85 citation-end-85\"\u003eFound in Miombo (Brachystegia) woodlands with continuous grass cover and variable woody cover;\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-84 citation-end-84\"\u003ealtitude around 1,200 meters above sea level;\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-83 citation-end-83\"\u003esoils consist of dry loam-sandy matrices over lateritic outcrops.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-82 citation-end-82\"\u003eAs a geoxyle, its underground structure adapts to periodic wildfire regimes.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBotanical Morphology\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_56a45b65f59d76ae-18\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiagnostic Features:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-81 citation-end-81\"\u003eA distinct geoxylic suberect perennial herb developing from a roundish, napiform (turnip-shaped) and warty underground caudex up to 8 cm in diameter.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-80 citation-end-80\"\u003eStems are extremely short (1–3 cm long).\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-79 citation-end-79\"\u003eLeaves are appressed or flattened closely to the ground, broadly ovate to sub-circular (7–14 cm long, 5–12 cm broad), leathery, brownish-green to greyish-green above, and distinctly mottled with purplish-red beneath.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-78 citation-end-78\"\u003eTendrils are completely absent.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-77 citation-end-77\"\u003eFlowers are cream to pale yellow, borne in 1–10-flowered cymes.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_56a45b65f59d76ae-19\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrowth Habit:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-76 citation-end-76\"\u003eDeciduous aerial shoots emerge annually from the subterranean caudex and die back completely during the dry winter dormancy period.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-75 citation-end-75\"\u003eExhibits an extremely slow growth rate and reaches an overall above-ground height of only 5 to 10 cm.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Etymology\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_56a45b65f59d76ae-20\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEtymology:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-74\"\u003eThe generic name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-74\"\u003eAdenia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-74\"\u003e originates from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-74\"\u003e\"aden\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-74 citation-end-74\"\u003e, an Arabic vernacular name referring to plant glands.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-73\"\u003eThe specific epithet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-73\"\u003eovata\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-73 citation-end-73\"\u003e translates to \"ovate\" or \"egg-shaped\", directly describing the distinctive shape of the leaf blades.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_56a45b65f59d76ae-21\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-72 citation-end-72\"\u003eFormally described and published by the Dutch botanist Willem Jan Jacobus Oswald de Wilde in 1971 based on Central African collections from Zambia.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BotanicalCollector","offers":[{"title":"Same Size Shipped|W7cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71159355965693,"sku":null,"price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Same Size Shipped|W9cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71159355998461,"sku":null,"price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3552\/4605\/files\/7e8303cbf3c123dcd7d169df544fc2d0.jpg?v=1787050664","url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalcollector.com\/products\/adenia-ovata","provider":"BotanicalCollector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}