6686.000 Oncinotis Benth.

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

Description of the genus

Climbing shrubs and lianes with milky latex. Tendrils and stipules 0. Leaves with domatia. Corolla: tube with 5 corona scales in mouth; lobes 5, overlapping to the right. Fruit of 2 follicles. Seeds with an apical coma.

Worldwide: 7 species in Africa and Madagascar

DRC: 5 taxa.

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SpeciesBotanical divisionsContent
glabrata (Baill.) Stapf ex HiernII,III,IV,VI,IX
gracilis StapfVI,IX
hirta Oliv.II,III,VI
pontyi DubardII,IV,VI
tenuiloba StapfIII,IV,VI,VII,IXDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Oncinotis:

Our websites:

Flora of Burundi: Oncinotis
Flora of Malawi: Oncinotis
Flora of Mozambique: Oncinotis
Flora of Zambia: Oncinotis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Oncinotis

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Oncinotis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Oncinotis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Oncinotis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Oncinotis
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iNaturalist: Oncinotis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Oncinotis
JSTOR Plant Science: Oncinotis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Oncinotis
Plants of the World Online: Oncinotis
Tropicos: Oncinotis
Wikipedia: Oncinotis

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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Genus page: Oncinotis.
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