Alafia benthamii (Baill.) Stapf

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Synonyms: Ectinocladus benthamii Baill.
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Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
Sierra Leone
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: In seasonally inundated riverine forest.
Altitude range: (metres) 0 - 500 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo-brazzaville, Central African Republic and DR Congo.
Botanical divisions: I,III,IV,VI
Growth form(s): Liane.
Endemic status:
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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 166 - 167. (Includes a picture).


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External websites:

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


Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-26

The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Alafia benthamii.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=261020, retrieved 25 May 2026

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