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Secamone

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Secamone is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is widespread across much of Africa, northern Australia, southern Asia, with numerous species endemic to Madagascar.

Species

Monkey Rope

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderGentianales
  5. FamilyApocynaceae
Native toAldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda
Observations1,342
Observations recorded17,964

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
620
With media
392
Family
Apocynaceae
Collections
NY, A, MO, RSA
Recorded in
Malawi, South Africa, Papua New Guinea, Madagascar, Tanzania

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Secamonoideae
Image
Secamone alpini Monkeyrope creeper South Africa.JPG
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taxon name
Secamone
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Secamone
Commons category
Secamone
taxon common name
鲫鱼藤属
taxonomic type
Secamone emetica
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Encyclopedic overview

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Secamone is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is widespread across much of Africa, northern Australia, southern Asia, with numerous species endemic to Madagascar.

==Species== 150 species are accepted. formerly included moved to other genera (Metastelma and Toxocarpus) S. occidentalis now Metastelma occidentale S. villosa now Toxocarpus villosus S. wightiana now Toxocarpus wightianus

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