Dichapetalum madagascariense

Dichapetalum madagascariense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Dichapetalaceae
Genus:	Dichapetalum
Species:	D. madagascariense
Binomial name
	Dichapetalum madagascariense; Poir.
Synonyms
	Ceanothus guineensisDC.; Chailletia dichapetalumDC.; Chailletia dichapetalum f. macrophyllaTul.; Chailletia dichapetalum f. multifloraTul.; Chailletia floribundaPlanch.; Chailletia sarmentosaB. Boivin; Chailletia subcordataHook.f. ex Benth.; Chailletia thomsoniiOliv.; Dichapetalum aruwimenseEngl.; Dichapetalum bakerianumExell; Dichapetalum benienseEngl.; Dichapetalum dundusanenseDe Wild.; Dichapetalum flabellatiflorumHauman; Dichapetalum flaviflorumEngl.; Dichapetalum floribundum(Planch.) Engl.; Dichapetalum floribundum var. preussiiEngl.; Dichapetalum glandulosumDe Wild.; Dichapetalum gossweileriEngl.; Dichapetalum guineense(DC.) Keay; Dichapetalum madagascariense var. beniense(Engl.) Breteler; Dichapetalum multiflorum(Tul.) Desc.; Dichapetalum pynaertiiDe Wild.; Dichapetalum rowlandiiHutch. & Dalziel; Dichapetalum subcordatum(Hook.f. ex Benth.) Engl.; Dichapetalum subcoriaceumEngl.; Dichapetalum thomsonii(Oliv.) Engl.; Dichapetalum thouarsianum var. macrophyllum(Tul.) Desc. ; Dichapetalum thouarsianum var. pubescensDesc.; Dichapetalum ubangienseDe Wild.; Rhamnus paniculatusThonn.;

Last updated November 10, 2025

Dichapetalum madagascariense is a plant species originally described from Madagascar ^[2] but now reported from many parts of mainland tropical Africa as well. It is reported from a wide region from Mozambique north to Tanzania and west to Liberia.^[3]

Dichapetalum madagascariense is a liana climbing over other vegetation.

References

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[1] The Plant List, Dichapetalum madagascariense

[2] Poiret, Jean Louis Marie. 1812. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique ... Supplément 2: 470.

[3] Tropicos, Dichapetalum madagascariense, distribution

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Dichapetalum madagascariense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Dichapetalaceae
Genus:	Dichapetalum
Species:	D. madagascariense
Binomial name
*Dichapetalum madagascariense* Poir.
Synonyms ^[1]
Ceanothus guineensisDC. Chailletia dichapetalumDC. Chailletia dichapetalum f. macrophyllaTul. Chailletia dichapetalum f. multifloraTul. Chailletia floribundaPlanch. Chailletia sarmentosaB. Boivin Chailletia subcordataHook.f. ex Benth. Chailletia thomsoniiOliv. Dichapetalum aruwimenseEngl. Dichapetalum bakerianumExell Dichapetalum benienseEngl. Dichapetalum dundusanenseDe Wild. Dichapetalum flabellatiflorumHauman Dichapetalum flaviflorumEngl. Dichapetalum floribundum(Planch.) Engl. Dichapetalum floribundum var. preussiiEngl. Dichapetalum glandulosumDe Wild. Dichapetalum gossweileriEngl. Dichapetalum guineense(DC.) Keay Dichapetalum madagascariense var. beniense(Engl.) Breteler Dichapetalum multiflorum(Tul.) Desc. Dichapetalum pynaertiiDe Wild. Dichapetalum rowlandiiHutch. & Dalziel Dichapetalum subcordatum(Hook.f. ex Benth.) Engl. Dichapetalum subcoriaceumEngl. Dichapetalum thomsonii(Oliv.) Engl. Dichapetalum thouarsianum var. macrophyllum(Tul.) Desc. Dichapetalum thouarsianum var. pubescensDesc. Dichapetalum ubangienseDe Wild. Rhamnus paniculatusThonn.