6747.000 Raphionacme Harv.

CHLOROCYATHUS Oliv.

PENTAGONANTHUS Bullock

Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020) Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2)

Venter, H.J.T. (2009) A Taxonomic revision of Raphionacme (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae) South African Journal of Botany 75(2) 292-350

Description of the genus

Geophytic suffrutescent herbs or sometimes climbers; latex white; root tuber turnip-shaped to cylindric; underground stems perennial; aerial stems annual, twining, erect or procumbent. Leaves simple, opposite, blades sometimes leathery. Inflorescences terminal or axillary, few- to many-flowered. Corolla tube campanulate to cylindric, inner face fluted; lobes ovate. Follicles paired or single. Seeds ovate with a ring of hairs.

Worldwide: 36 species in Africa with one in Arabia.

Zambia: 12 taxa.

Raphionacme lanceolata

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SpeciesFZ divisionsProvincesContent
globosa K. Schum.B,N,W,C,EDescription
grandiflora (K. Schum.) N.E. Br.[DD]N,SDescription, Image
lanceolata SchinzB,N,E,SLkDescription, Image
linearis K. Schum.N
longifolia (K. Schum.) N.E. Br.CDescription, Image
longituba E.A. BruceN,C,E,S
madiensis S. MooreNDescription, Image
michelii De Wild.W
splendens Schltr. subsp. splendens N,CDescription, Image
sylvicola Venter & R.L. Verh.[End]NDescription
velutina Schltr.SDescription, Image
welwitschii Schltr. & RendleN,W,C,ENDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Raphionacme:

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Flora of Botswana: Raphionacme
Flora of Caprivi: Raphionacme
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Raphionacme
Flora of Malawi: Raphionacme
Flora of Mozambique: Raphionacme
Flora of Zimbabwe: Raphionacme

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Raphionacme
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Plants of the World Online: Raphionacme
Tropicos: Raphionacme
Wikipedia: Raphionacme

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Raphionacme.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1129, retrieved 28 March 2024

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