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Adenodolichos kaessneri

Adenodolichos kaessneri is a shrub in the pea family from central Africa, growing 0.9 to 1.8 m tall in grassland, savanna and woodland. It is a wild species with little cultivation history, so there is little practical growing information.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established, letting the soil dry between waterings, as it comes from seasonally dry savanna.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or loamy soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
Native range
Tanzania to DR Congo
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Adenodolichos kaessneri is a plant in the legume family Fabaceae, native to central Africa.

Where it grows

Adenodolichos kaessneri is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. Its habitat is in grassland, savanna and Brachystegia woodland. Some populations of the species are present in protected areas. In Tanzania, Adenodolichos kaessneri is found at altitudes from 1,000–1,600 m (3,300–5,200 ft).

Other Adenodolichos plants

Adenodolichos acutifoliolatus · Adenodolichos baumii · Adenodolichos exellii · Adenodolichos huillensis · Adenodolichos paniculatus · Adenodolichos punctatus · Adenodolichos rhomboideus · Adenodolichos rupestris · Adenodolichos

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Adenodolichos kaessneri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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