Alafia benthamii Stapf

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Alafia

Characteristics

A woody, glabrous climber with stiff leaves
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Narrow-cylindrical follicles 5-9 in. long.
Greenish-yellow flowers with a red centre
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Forests.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Alafia benthamii world distribution map, present in Benin, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:76418-1
WFO ID wfo-0000935968
COL ID 666BF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ectinocladus benthamii Alafia benthamii Alafia benthamii var. benthamii

Lower taxons

Alafia benthamii var. mediafra