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Cynanchum altiscandens

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

K. Schumann

Common Names

• Lungulwe (Kipare-Chome)

Geographical Habitats

• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Mozambique
• Rwanda
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• E. Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Brushy roadside

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Mar
• Apr
• Aug
• Nov

Fruiting Times

Twining vine with leaves 55mm x 40mm pubescent or glabrous, white flowers with blue-purple sepals in lateral cymes with minute bracts, puberulous sepals 1mm x 0.6mm, 5-lobed corolla 8mm diameter, glabrous lobes 4mm x 1.5mm, white corona 3.5mm long

Further References

• Mobot
• WFO
• FOTA
• Kew