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6747.000 Raphionacme
PENTAGONANTHUS Bullock
Venter, H.J.T. (2009) A Taxonomic revision of Raphionacme (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae) South African Journal of Botany 75(2) 292-350
Description of the genus
Geophytic suffrutescent herbs or sometimes climbers; latex white; root tuber turnip-shaped to cylindric; underground stems perennial; aerial stems annual, twining, erect or procumbent. Leaves simple, opposite, blades sometimes leathery. Inflorescences terminal or axillary, few- to many-flowered. Corolla tube campanulate to cylindric, inner face fluted; lobes ovate. Follicles paired or single. Seeds ovate with a ring of hairs. Worldwide: 36 species in Africa with one in Arabia. Mozambique: 7 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| grandiflora (K. Schum.) N.E. Br. | Description, Image | |
| longifolia (K. Schum.) N.E. Br. | Description, Image | |
| procumbens Schltr. | M | Description, Image |
| pulchella Venter & R.L. Verh. | Description | |
| splendens Schltr. subsp. splendens | MS (other?) | Description, Image |
| utilis N.E. Br. & Stapf | Description, Image | |
| welwitschii Schltr. & Rendle | MS (other?) | Description |
Other sources of information about Raphionacme:
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Flora of Malawi: Raphionacme
Flora of Zambia: Raphionacme
Flora of Zimbabwe: Raphionacme
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): RaphionacmeFlora Zambesiaca web site: Raphionacme
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Raphionacme
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Raphionacme
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Raphionacme
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