Biology:Oncinotis tenuiloba

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Short description: Species of plant

Oncinotis tenuiloba
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Oncinotis
Species:
O. tenuiloba
Binomial name
Oncinotis tenuiloba
Stapf
Synonyms[1]
  • Motandra erlangeri K.Schum
  • Oncinotis chirindica S.Moore
  • Oncinotis inandensis J.M.Wood & Evans
  • Oncinotis natalensis Stapf

Oncinotis tenuiloba grows as a scrambling shrub or liana up to 30 metres (98 ft) long. Its flowers feature a yellow-green corolla. Fruit is pale brown with paired follicles, each up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long. Vernacular names for the plant include "magic-rope". Its habitat is evergreen forest from sea-level to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) altitude.[2] O. tenuiloba is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa .[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14861304 entry