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Marsdenia crinita

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

Oliver

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Benin
• Central African Republic
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea Bissau
• Ivory Coast
• Kenya
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• Zaire
• Zambia

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

• Jan

Large twiner with rusty hairs except corolla, leaves 110mm x 70mm, lateral or subaxillary cymes, sepals 8mm long, white glabrous corolla, tube 3mm long with lobes 8mm long, corona 1.5mm. Fragrant white flowers, liana with yellow fruit

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA
• Kew