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Pleiocarpa pycnantha

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Pleiocarpa pycnantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Apocynaceae
Genus:
Pleiocarpa
Species:
P. pycnantha
Binomial name
Pleiocarpa pycnantha
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Hunteria breviloba Hallier f.
  • Hunteria pycnantha K.Schum
  • Pleiocarpa bagshawei S.Moore
  • Pleiocarpa breviloba (Hallier f.) Stapf
  • Pleiocarpa flavescens Stapf
  • Pleiocarpa micrantha Stapf
  • Pleiocarpa microcarpa Stapf
  • Pleiocarpa swynnertonii S.Moore
  • Pleiocarpa tubicina Stapf
  • Pleiocarpa welwitschii Stapf ex Hiern

Pleiocarpa pycnantha grows as a shrub or tree. Its fragrant flowers feature a white to creamy-yellow corolla. Fruit is yellow-orange to red with paired follicles, each up to 2 centimetres (0.79 in) long. Habitat is evergreen forest from sea-level to 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) altitude.[2] P. pycnantha is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Pleiocarpa pycnantha". The Plant List. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Pleiocarpa pycnantha". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. ^ Search for "Pleiocarpa pycnantha", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 18 August 2013


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