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Acokanthera rotundata

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Acokanthera rotundata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Apocynaceae
Genus:
Acokanthera
Species:
A. rotundata
Binomial name
Acokanthera rotundata

Acokanthera rotundata grows as a shrub or small tree. Its fragrant flowers feature a white corolla, often pink to red on the corolla tube. Fruit is red to purple when ripe. Vernacular names for the plant include "round-leaved poison-bush". Habitats are in rocky areas of dry woodland. A. rotundata is native to Zimbabwe, Swaziland and South Africa.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Acokanthera rotundata". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Acokanthera rotundata". The Plant List. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
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