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Adenia is a genus of [[Flowering plant]]s in the passionflower family==Uses=={{Uses|Intestinal worms}}, Passifloraceae. It is distributed in the Old World tropics and subtropics. The centers of diversity are in Madagascar{{Uses|Allergy}}, eastern and western tropical Africa{{Uses|Tumor}}, and Southeast Asia. The genus name Adenia comes from "aden"{{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, reported as the Arabic name for the plant by Peter Forsskål{{Uses|Insect bites}}, the author of the genus{{Uses|Chicken pox}}, {{Uses|Itching}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}.

==Uses=Food==={{Uses|intestinal worms}}, {{Uses|allergy}}, {{Uses|prickle}}, {{Uses|tumor}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|insect repellent}}, {{Uses|chicken pox}}, {{Uses|itching}}, {{Uses|diabetics}}Vidari can be used in food.Leaves are cooked as vegetable<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>

{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|fruitsFruits}}.<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>

lanceolinIt contains Lanceolin, stenodactylinStenodactylin, and volkensinVolkensin etc<ref name="chemical composition"/>

{{Common names|kn=kaadu ಕಾಡು ತೊಂಡೆ Kaadu tonde, ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಚೆಂಡು ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Kempu chendu hannina balli|ml=karimutukkKarimutukk, Mutukk|sa=vidari|ta=Vidari|te=Modika|hien=Hondala|enmr=AgrimonyKondala, Nandanbhopali}}<ref name="Common names"/>

{{Habit|HerbClimber}}

{{Leaf|Simple|largelobed|Stems are thick at nodes, leaf large and deeply palmately lobed}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Fruit|3-valved capsule|4-8cm rounded|fruit Fruit is partly responsible for the accidental poisoning among children||many}}

==How to plant/cultivateCultivation Details==Easily grown in most soils[21][22], preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16], though it prefers full sun.Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position[19]. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Vidari's availability period is from September to January<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>

{{Commonly seen|shrublandsShrublands}}, {{Commonly seen|open Open woodlands}}, {{Commonly seen|grasslandsGrasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|floodplainsFloodplains}}.

Adenia hondala (Gaertn.) W. J. de Wilde (7432461394).jpg|Leaves  File:Adenia hondala (Gaertn.) W. J. de Wilde (8630925237).jpg  Adenia hondala (Gaertn.) W. J. de Wilde (8630933389).jpg  Adenia hondala (Gaertn.) W. J. de Wilde (8632033646).jpg  Adenia hondala 11.JPG  |FlowersAdenia hondala fruits at Virajpet (1).jpg  Adenia hondala fruits at Virajpet (2).jpg  |FruitsAdenia hondala young plant 01.jpg|Leaves  Adenia hondala young plant 02File:Vidari (Sanskrit- विदारी) (7432484508).jpg|Immature fruits

<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.medicinalplantsindia.com/hondala.html "Chemical contents"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Hondala.html Plant description]</ref><ref name="plant descriptionCommon names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/a/adenia-hondala Common name]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria Cultivation]</ref><ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.17, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation"]of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>