Landolphia incerta (K.Schum.) J.G.M.Pers.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Landolphia

Characteristics

A creeper. It can be 35 m long. The stem can be 50 cm around. The leaves are thinly leathery. The leaf blade is 5-11 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. They are oblong. There are tendrils at the end. These are long, woody and have curved hooks. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. The flowers are white tinged with pink. They have a sweet scent. The fruit is green when young and oval. They are 4 cm long by 2 cm wide. They turn orange or red. The seeds are 1 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
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Environment

A tropical plant. It can grow in both dry and swampy forests and in open areas up to 800 m altitude in West Africa.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food material medicinal
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Landolphia incerta world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:969158-1
WFO ID wfo-0000222790
COL ID 3S6NX
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Synonyms

Aphanostylis mannii Carpodinus laxiflora Carpodinus exserens Carpodinus incerta Clitandra laxiflora Clitandra gentilii Aphanostylis exserens Aphanostylis laxiflora Landolphia incerta Clitandra mannii