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Subfamily: Periplocoideae
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Order: Gentianales > Family: Apocynaceae
Genera native or naturalised (*) in southern Africa
(compiled from Victor et al. 2000)
Cryptolepis
About 25 species, native to Africa, Madagascar and Asia, with 6 species
occurring in southern Africa. |
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Ectadium
The 3 species are endemic to the Namib Desert (Namibia), on arid coastal
plains with fog. |
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Mondia
The 2 species are native to tropical Africa, with 1, Mondia whitei,
occurring in southern Africa (a liana in the tree canopy of riverine and
swamp forest in KwaZulu-Natal). |
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Petopentia
One species: Petopentia natalensis, endemic to subtropical regions of
KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape. |
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Raphionacme
About 39 species, native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, with 18
species occurring in southern Africa. |
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Stomatostemma
The 2 species are native to Africa, 1 of which occurs in southern Africa. |
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Tacazzea
The 4 species are native to Africa and Asia, with 1 of them, Tacazzea
apiculata, occurring in southern Africa. |
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Publications
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Victor, J.E., Bredenkamp, C.L., Venter,
H.J.T., Bruyns, P.V. & Nicholas, A. 2000. Apocynaceae. In: Seed Plants of
Southern Africa (ed. O.A. Leistner). Strelitzia 10: 71-98..
National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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