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Strophanthus speciosus

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

(Ward & Harvey) Reber

Common Names

• Corkscrew-flower

Geographical Habitats

• Cape Province
• Natal
• Transvaal - South Africa
• Swaziland
• E. Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

• Bush & Forest
• forest edges

Flowering Times

• Mar-May

Fruiting Times

Shrub or liana, inflorescence to 26 flowers, Corolla to 14mm long, 50mm cream-yellow flowers aging orange, lobes including tails to 50mm long, spotted red inside with 40mm tails in terminal inflorescences, divergent glabrous follicles to 230º paired pods to 300mm long x 15mm

Further References

• Bailey 1976
• Huxley 1992
• P & R 1997
• Bodkin
• The Plant List 2
• de Candolle
• Beentje
• Kew