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Vincetoxicum cernuum

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

(Decaisne) Meve & Liede

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Kenya
• Madagascar
• Mozambique
• Aldabra Island - Seychelles
• Somalia
• Tanzania

Natural Habitats

• Coastal thicket
• forest

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Apr
• May
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Aug
• Oct

Twining or prostrate glabrous shrub with leaves 32mm x 14mm, lateral or subaxillary cymes with bracts to 1mm long, white flowers with twisted petals, glabrous calyx with lobes 1mm long, corolla glabrous outside, 5mm diameter with tube 2mm long pubescent within, glabrous lobes 4mm long

Further References

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