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Oncinotis tenuiloba

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

Stapf

Common Names

• Lilitasenga (Kihehe)
• Mabungo-Madogo (Kihi)
• Ndangwiriri (Kipare-Mbaga)

Geographical Habitats

• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Congo
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Nigeria
• Somalia
• Cape Province
• Natal - South Africa
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zaire
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

• Riverine forest.

Flowering Times

• Feb
• May
• Jul
• Aug
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• Oct

Glabrous climbing shrub or small tree with leaves to 120mm x 50mm, glabrous above bearded on nerves beneath, tomentose axillary panicles with minute bracts, aromatic greenish flowers, calyx to 3mm long with pubescent sepals, greenish-yellow corolla tomentose without 11mm long, tube 3mm long, lobes to 8mm long, paired follicles to 250mm long, twiner

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA
• Kew