Motandra

Motandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Apocynoideae
Tribe: Apocyneae
Genus: Motandra
A.DC.[1]

Motandra is a genus of plant in the Apocynaceae family native to tropical Africa.[1] As of August 2013 the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 3 species:[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Species[2]
  1. Motandra guineensis (Thonn.) A.DC. - widespread from Liberia to Sudan and south to Angola
  2. Motandra lujae De Wild. & T.Durand - Gabon, Congo, Cabinda, Equatorial Guinea, Zaire
  3. Motandra poecilophylla Wernham - Gabon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon
formerly included[2]
  1. Motandra erlangeri K.Schum = Oncinotis tenuiloba Stapf
  2. Motandra glabrata Baill. = Oncinotis glabrata (Baill.) Stapf ex Hiern
  3. Motandra viridiflora K.Schum. = Baissea viridiflora (K.Schum.) de Kruif
  4. Motandra welwitschiana Baill. = Oncinotis hirta Oliv.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Motandra", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 17 August 2013
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Search for "Motandra", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 17 August 2013
  3. ↑ Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo , ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  4. ↑ Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  5. ↑ Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  6. ↑ Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  7. ↑ Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.