Alafia (plant)

Alafia
Alafia caudata subsp. latiloba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Apocynoideae
Tribe:	Nerieae
Genus:	Alafia Thouars [1]
Synonyms [2]
BlastropheDidr. EctinocladusBenth. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker HolalafiaStapf VilbouchevitchiaA.Chev.

Alafia is a genus of lianas or climbing shrubs found in tropical Africa and Madagascar. ^{[1] [3]} The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 26 species: ^[4]

1. Alafia alba Pichon
2. Alafia barteri Oliv.
3. Alafia benthamii (Baill.) Stapf
4. Alafia berrieri Jum.
5. Alafia calophylla Pichon
6. Alafia caudata Stapf
7. Alafia erythrophthalma (K.Schum) Leeuwenb.
8. Alafia falcata Leeuwenb.
9. Alafia fuscata Pichon
10. Alafia insularis Pichon
11. Alafia intermedia Pichon
12. Alafia landolphioides (A.DC.) K.Schum
13. Alafia lucida Stapf
14. Alafia microstylis K.Schum
15. Alafia multiflora (Stapf) Stapf
16. Alafia nigrescens Pichon
17. Alafia orientalis K.Schum ex De Wild.
18. Alafia parciflora Stapf
19. Alafia pauciflora Radlk.
20. Alafia perrieri Jum.
21. Alafia schumannii Stapf
22. Alafia thouarsii Roem. & Schult.
23. Alafia vallium Pichon
24. Alafia verschuerenii De Wild.
25. Alafia whytei Stapf
26. Alafia zambesiaca Kupicha

References

1. "Alafia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 11 August 2013
2. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families" . Retrieved May 22, 2014.
3. "Alafia". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
4. Search for "Alafia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 8 July 2017