Alafia schumannii Stapf

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Synonyms: Alafia bequaertii De Wild.
Holalafia schumannii (Stapf) Woodson
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Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
Cameroon
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Habitat: In evergreen forest, often in secondary or riverine areas.
Altitude range: (metres) 450 - 1800 m
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Worldwide distribution: Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Cabinda, Congo, DR Congo, Uganda and Angola.
Botanical divisions: IV,VI,IX
Growth form(s): Liane.
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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 182 - 184. (Includes a picture).


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External websites:

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


Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-26

The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Alafia schumannii.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=261080, retrieved 25 May 2026

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