Motandra paniculata (Poir.) I.M.Turner

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Synonyms: Baissea guineensis (A.DC.) Roberty
Echites guineensis Thonn.
Echites paniculatus Poir.
Echites paniculatus Thonn. ex A.DC.
Motandra altissima Stapf
Motandra guineensis A.DC.
Motandra pyramidalis Stapf
Motandra rostrata K.Schum.
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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
without locality
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: : referring to the inflorescence being paniculate or in a branched inflorescence.
Habitat: In gallery forest and semideciduous forest.
Altitude range: (metres) 100 - 1500 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Mali, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Cabinda, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Uganda, South Sudan and Angola.
Botanical divisions: II,III,IV,VI,VII,VIII,IX
Growth form(s): Liane, shrub over 2 m.
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Literature:

Beentje, H. (2021). Apocynaceae, sous-familes I. Apocynoideae et II. Rauvolfioideae Flore d' Afrique Centrale Jardin botanique de Meise Pages 187 - 188. (Includes a picture).


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External websites:

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


Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-25

The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Motandra paniculata.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=254390, retrieved 31 July 2025

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