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Secamone filiformis

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

(Linnaeus f.) J.H. Ross

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Mozambique
• Cape Province
• Natal
• Transvaal - South Africa
• Swaziland

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Apr
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Jul
• Aug

Glabrous herbaceous twiner with leaves 40mm x 4mm. Lateral or terminal cymes of white flowers with minute bracts, sepals 1mm long, 5-lobed corolla, glabrous lobes 1.3mm x 1mm. Glabrous green to brown-purple follicles 75mm x 6mm

Further References

• Botanicus
• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• de Candolle
• FOTA
• Kew