6672.000 Funtumia Stapf

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

Description of the genus

Evergreen trees or shrubs. Latex white. Leaves opposite. Inflorescences cymose, congested, terminal and axillary. Sepals free, thick. Corolla lobes overlapping to the right. Anthers sagittate at the base. Disk present, 5-lobed. Fruit of 2 stiff woody follicles, fused at the base. Seed bearing long hairs.

Worldwide: 2 species in tropical Africa

DRC: 2 taxa.

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Species	Botanical divisions	Content
africana (Benth.) Stapf	II,III,IV,V,VI,IX,XI	Description, Image
elastica (P.Preuss) Stapf	II,III,IV,VI,VII,VIII,IX	Description

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