6686.000 Oncinotis Benth.

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

Description of the genus

Climbing shrubs and lianes with milky latex. Tendrils and stipules 0. Leaves with domatia. Corolla: tube with 5 corona scales in mouth; lobes 5, overlapping to the right. Fruit of 2 follicles. Seeds with an apical coma.

Worldwide: 7 species in Africa and Madagascar

Zambia: 1 taxon.

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Flora of Burundi: Oncinotis
Flora of the DRC: Oncinotis
Flora of Malawi: Oncinotis
Flora of Mozambique: Oncinotis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Oncinotis

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Oncinotis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Oncinotis
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Oncinotis
JSTOR Plant Science: Oncinotis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Oncinotis
Plants of the World Online: Oncinotis
Tropicos: Oncinotis
Wikipedia: Oncinotis

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-26

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2026). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Oncinotis.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1120, retrieved 3 July 2026

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