Chamaeclitandra (Stapf) Pichon

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.

Zambia: 1 taxon.

Chamaeclitandra henriquesiana

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henriquesiana (Hallier f.) PichonB,W,SDescription, Image

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Chamaeclitandra
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Chamaeclitandra.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1911, retrieved 17 December 2025

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