Orthopichonia visciflua
(K. Schum. ex Hallier f.) Vonk
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Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Cameroon, Gabon, West Africa,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A slender climber. It has tendrils. The leaves are 7-16 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. They are wedge shaped at the base and have a round tip. The flowers are white and in groups in the axils of leaves. There are 5-9 flowers. Possibly now Landolphia visciflua (K. Schum. ex Hallier f.) R. Morokawa & A. O. Simoes.
Names & Synonyms
Clitandra sclerophylla K. Schum. ex StapfClitandra staudtii StapfClitandra visciflua K. Schum. ex Hallier f.Orthandra staudtii (Stapf) PichonOrthopichonia staudtii (Stapf) H. Huber
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
