Pleiocarpa pycnantha
| Pleiocarpa pycnantha | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Pleiocarpa |
| Species: | P. pycnantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleiocarpa pycnantha (K.Schum) Stapf | |
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Pleiocarpa pycnantha grows as a shrub or tree. Its fragrant flowers feature a white to creamy-yellow corolla. Fruit is yellow-orange to red with paired follicles, each up to 2 centimetres (0.79 in) long. Habitat is evergreen forest from sea-level to 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) altitude.[2] P. pycnantha is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[3]
References
- ↑ "Pleiocarpa pycnantha". The Plant List. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ↑ "Pleiocarpa pycnantha". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ↑ Search for "Pleiocarpa pycnantha", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 18 August 2013
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