Landolphia

Landolphia
Landolphia watsoniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Willughbeieae
Subtribe: Landolphiinae
Genus: Landolphia
P.Beauv.
Synonyms
  • Alstonia Scop., rejected name
  • Anthoclitandra (Pierre) Pichon
  • Aphanostylis Pierre
  • Carpodinus R.Br. ex G.Don
  • Djeratonia Pierre
  • Faterna Noronha ex A.DC.
  • Jasminochyla (Stapf) Pichon
  • Vahea Poir., rejected name
  • Willughbeia Klotzsch 1861 not Roxb. 1820

Landolphia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1806. They take the form of vines that scramble over host trees. Landolphia is native to tropical Africa.

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