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Adenodolichos rupestris

Adenodolichos rupestris is a scrambling woody herb or subshrub in the pea family, native to woodland in southwestern Tanzania and northeastern Zambia. It is a wild species of little horticultural note, so care guidance is general and loosely based on other seasonally dry African legumes.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub, Climber
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately during the growing season and let the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fairly poor or sandy soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
Native range
SW. Tanzania to NE. Zambia
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Adenodolichos rupestris is a plant in the legume family Fabaceae, native to tropical Africa. The specific epithet means 'found near rocks', referring to where the species was initially encountered.

Where it grows

Adenodolichos rupestris is native to Tanzania and Zambia. Its habitat is in woodland at altitudes of around 1,200 m (4,000 ft). The species was initially found on rocks at a waterfall.

Other Adenodolichos plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Adenodolichos rupestris 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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