Oncinotis

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KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae

Native toAngola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon

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Specimen records: 12
With media: 15
Family: Apocynaceae
Collections: MO, VT, MNHN
Recorded in: Madagascar, Nigeria, South Africa, Cameroon, Brazil

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taxon name: Oncinotis
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=8455
topic's main category: Category:Oncinotis

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Oncinotis is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1849. It is native to Africa, including Madagascar. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 7 species: Species Oncinotis glabrata (Baill.) Stapf ex Hiern - tropical Africa from Liberia to Tanzania, south to Angola Oncinotis gracilis Stapf - tropical Africa from Liberia to Central African Republic, south to Angola Oncinotis hirta Oliv. - C Africa from Cameroon to Angola Oncinotis nitida Benth. - W Africa from Liberia to Republic of Congo Oncinotis pontyi Dubard - tropical Africa from Guinea to Uganda Oncinotis tenuiloba Stapf - C + S Africa from Nigeria east to Sudan + Ethiopia, south to Cape Province Oncinotis tomentella Radlk. - Madagascar formerly included Oncinotis axillaris K.Schum. = Baissea multiflora A.DC. Oncinotis campanulata K.Schum = Baissea campanulata (K.Schum.) de Kruif Oncinotis melanocephala K.Schum. = Baissea myrtifolia (Benth.) Pichon Oncinotis subsessilis K.Schum. = Baissea campanulata (K.Schum.) de Kruif Oncinotis zygodioides K.Schum. = Baissea zygodioides (K.Schum.) Stapf

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