Apocynaceae

Hunteria Roxb.

First published in Fl. Ind. 2: 531 (1824)

This genus is accepted

The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa to W. Malesia.

Apocynaceae, E.A. Omino. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2002

Morphology General Habit: Shrubs or trees, rarely lianas, glabrous in all parts except inside the corolla tube; white or colourless latex present in all parts
Morphology Leaves: Leaves opposite
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences: Inflorescence mostly terminal, sometimes also axillary, few–many-flowered cymes, dense to lax, pedunculate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers: Flowers fragrant
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Sepals free or connate, with colleters covering about half of the sepal length
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Corolla tube much longer than calyx, almost cylindrical; corolla lobes overlapping to the left in bud, sometimes twisted, spreading and recurved later
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens: Stamens included
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil: Ovary of 2 separate carpels united at the extreme base by a disk-like thickening; pistil head of a stigmatic subglobose basal part and a stigmoid apex up to 1 mm long; ovules 1–6(–30) in each carpel
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits: Fruit smooth or warty (not in our area), of two separate mericarps, with a rounded to beaked apex
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds: Seeds 1–9(–26), brown, variously shaped.

[FTEA]

Apocynaceae, A. J. M. Leeuwenberg & F. K. Kupicha et al. Flora Zambesiaca 7:2. 1985

Morphology General Habit: Trees, shrubs and lianes.
Morphology General Exudate: Latex present.
Morphology General Spines: Spines and tendrils absent.
Morphology Leaves Stipules: Stipules absent.
Morphology Stem: Stems and leaves completely glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences: Inflorescences cymose, terminal, rarely also axillary; pedicels present, up to 1 cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Calyx glabrous; lobes free to base, herbaceous, imbricate, not revolute; scales present, covering part of the ventral surface of sepals.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Corolla hypocrateriform, externally glabrous, internally hairy above and below stamens; tube not developing splits (as in Pleiocarpa); lobes contorted, overlapping to the left, not ciliate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens: Stamens inserted above the middle of the corolla tube; filaments short, anthers dorsifixed, introrse, without carina.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil: Ovary glabrous, 2-carpellate, apocarpous, with 2-30 ovules per carpel; clavuncle present; stigmatic apiculus well developed.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits: Fruit a compound berry; mericarps not beaked; seeds with smooth testa; endosperm horny.

[FZ]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Distribution: Genus of 12 species, one of which in eastern Africa and southern and south-eastern Asia, and the rest in western and central Africa.
Morphology General Habit: Trees, shrubs or lianes, without tendrils; latex white
Morphology Leaves: Leaves opposite, glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences: Flowers in usually terminal cymes
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Calyx-lobes each with a small scale outside
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Corolla salver-shaped; lobes overlapping to the left in bud
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corona: Corona absent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens: Stamens inserted above the middle of the corolla-tube
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary: Ovary glabrous, of 2 free carpels; style-head with apiculate stigma
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits: Fruit of 2 fleshy berry-like mericarps.

[FSOM]

Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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