6582.000 Holarrhena R. Br.

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

Description of the genus

Shrubs or trees with milky latex. Stipules intrapetiolar, often obscure or 0. Leaves opposite or subopposite. Inflorescences terminal and/or apparently axillary, cymose, many-flowered. Sepals free or connate at the very base. Corolla salver-shaped; tube cylindric; lobes overlapping to the right. Stamens inserted at base of corolla tube; anthers not caudate, fertile to the base. Ovary with 2 carpels. Fruit composed of 2 long, slender, follicles. Seeds numerous, linear, striate, grooved, glabrous, without a beak; apex with a dense tuft of hairs.

Worldwide: 4 species in tropical Africa and Indomalesia

DRC: 2 taxa.

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SpeciesBotanical divisionsContent
floribunda (G.Don) T. Durand & SchinzII,III,IV,VII,VIIIDescription
pubescens (Buch. - Ham.) Wall. ex G. DonII,V,XIDescription, Image

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Flora of Malawi: Holarrhena
Flora of Mozambique: Holarrhena
Flora of Zambia: Holarrhena
Flora of Zimbabwe: Holarrhena
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Holarrhena

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Holarrhena
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JSTOR Plant Science: Holarrhena
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Holarrhena
Plants of the World Online: Holarrhena
Tropicos: Holarrhena
Wikipedia: Holarrhena

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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Genus page: Holarrhena.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1109, retrieved 19 June 2026

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