6577.000 Pleiocarpa Benth.

Beentje, H. (2021) Apocynaceae, sous-familes I. Apocynoideae et II. Rauvolfioideae Flore d' Afrique Centrale Jardin botanique de Meise

Description of the genus

Evergreen shrub or tree, without tendrils. Stipules 0. Latex white. Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3-5. Inflorescences cymose and axillary. Corolla salver-shaped; lobes overlapping to the left. Ovary glabrous. Carpels 2, free. Fruit a compound berry.

Worldwide: 3 species in tropical Africa

Angola: 3 taxa.

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SpeciesProvincesContent
bicarpellata StapfCADescription
picralimoides (Pichon) OminoCA
pycnantha (K. Schum.) StapfDescription

Other sources of information about Pleiocarpa:

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Flora of Burundi: Pleiocarpa
Flora of the DRC: Pleiocarpa
Flora of Kenya: Pleiocarpa
Flora of Mozambique: Pleiocarpa
Flora of Rwanda: Pleiocarpa
Flora of Tanzania: Pleiocarpa
Flora of Uganda: Pleiocarpa
Flora of Zambia: Pleiocarpa
Flora of Zimbabwe: Pleiocarpa

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pleiocarpa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pleiocarpa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pleiocarpa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pleiocarpa
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Pleiocarpa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pleiocarpa
JSTOR Plant Science: Pleiocarpa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pleiocarpa
Plants of the World Online: Pleiocarpa
Tropicos: Pleiocarpa
Wikipedia: Pleiocarpa

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The Angola flora team (2026). Flora of Angola: Genus page: Pleiocarpa.
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