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Secamone
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
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- 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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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