Biology:Oncinotis tenuiloba
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Short description: Species of plant
| Oncinotis tenuiloba | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Oncinotis |
| Species: | O. tenuiloba
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| Binomial name | |
| Oncinotis tenuiloba Stapf
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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
- ↑ "Oncinotis tenuiloba". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-140133. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ "Oncinotis tenuiloba". Flora of Zimbabwe. http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=145180. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ Search for "Oncinotis tenuiloba", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/, retrieved 17 August 2013
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q14861304 entry
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