Vincetoxicum oblongum

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Vincetoxicum oblongum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Vincetoxicum
Species:
V. oblongum
Binomial name
Vincetoxicum oblongum
(N.E.Br.) Meve & Liede
Synonyms [1]
  • Oncostemma cuspidatum K.Schum.
  • Secamone conostyla S.Moore
  • Tylophora anfractaN.E.Br.
  • Tylophora cuspidata(K.Schum.) Meve & Omlor, nom. illeg.
  • Tylophora libericaN.E.Br.
  • Tylophora oblongaN.E.Br.
  • Tylophora plagiopetala Schltr. & K.Schum.

Vincetoxicum oblongum is a species of plants in the family Apocynaceae, native from west tropical Africa to south-west Ethiopia. [1] Its synonyms include Oncostemma cuspidatum, [1] at one time placed as the only species in the genus Oncostemma. [2]

Distribution

Vincetoxicum oblongum is native to tropical Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, the Gulf of Guinea Islands, Ivory Coast, Liberia and Nigeria. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Vincetoxicum oblongum (N.E.Br.) Meve & Liede". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  2. ↑ "Oncostemma K. Schum.". Tropicos . Missouri Botanical Garden . Retrieved 2023-11-11.


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