Alafia orientalis
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Alafia |
Species: | A. orientalis
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Binomial name | |
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Alafia orientalis is a plant in the family Apocynaceae.
Description
[edit]Alafia orientalis grows as a liana. Its flowers feature a white corolla, sometimes reddish on the outside. The fruit is grey with paired follicles, each up to 70 centimetres (28 in) long.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Alafia orientalis is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[1] Its habitat is dense forest.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Alafia orientalis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Alafia orientalis". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 15 August 2013.