Chamaeclitandra (Stapf) Pichon

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

Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Kupicha, F.K. et al. (1985) Apocynaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(2)

Description of the genus

Rhizomatous shrubs with straight stems; tendrils absent. Latex present, abundant in the rootstocks. Inflorescence cymes terminal and axillary. Calyx lobes ± free to base; corolla hypocrateriform; tube glabrous without, pilose within around the stamens and near the mouth; lobes contorted, overlapping to the left, ± equalling tube, glabrous or ciliate. Ovary hairy; ovules few, in 2 series in each loculus; style, clavuncle and stigma very short. Fruit a few-seeded glabrous berry without sclerified pericarp.

Worldwide: 1 Species in Africa.

Angola: 1 taxon.

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Species		Content
henriquesiana (Hallier f.) Pichon		Description, Image

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