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Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020) Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(3)
Evergreen, many-stemmed vines or sometimes scrambling shrubs. Milky latex present in stems and leaves. Leaves Opposite, simple, glossy dark green, thickly leathery; margin entire. Flowers in axillary, pseudumbellate clusters, large and showy, funnel-shaped, pink to purple-red. Fruit in distinctly 4-angled, paired follicles. Worldwide: 2 species native to Madagascar. Mozambique: 2 cultivated taxa. |
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| Species | Content |
| grandiflora Roxb. ex R.Br. | Description, Image |
| madagascariensis Bojer ex Decne. | Image |
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