Oncinotis

Oncinotis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Apocynoideae
Tribe: Apocyneae
Genus: Oncinotis
Benth.[1]

Oncinotis is a genus of plant in the Apocynaceae family, first described as a genus in 1849. It is native to Africa, including Madagascar.[1] As of August 2013 the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 7 species:[2]

Species[1]
  1. Oncinotis glabrata (Baill.) Stapf ex Hiern - tropical Africa from Liberia to Tanzania, south to Angola
  2. Oncinotis gracilis Stapf - tropical Africa from Liberia to Central African Republic, south to Angola
  3. Oncinotis hirta Oliv. - C Africa from Cameroon to Angola
  4. Oncinotis nitida Benth. - W Africa from Liberia to Republic of Congo
  5. Oncinotis pontyi Dubard - tropical Africa from Guinea to Uganda
  6. Oncinotis tenuiloba Stapf - C + S Africa from Nigeria east to Sudan + Ethiopia, south to Cape Province
  7. Oncinotis tomentella Radlk. - Madagascar
formerly included[1]
  1. Oncinotis axillaris K.Schum. = Baissea multiflora A.DC.
  2. Oncinotis campanulata K.Schum = Baissea campanulata (K.Schum.) de Kruif
  3. Oncinotis melanocephala K.Schum. = Baissea myrtifolia (Benth.) Pichon
  4. Oncinotis subsessilis K.Schum. = Baissea campanulata (K.Schum.) de Kruif
  5. Oncinotis zygodioides K.Schum. = Baissea zygodioides (K.Schum.) Stapf

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Oncinotis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 17 August 2013
  2. Search for "Oncinotis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 17 August 2013
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