Apocynaceae
Clitandra

Clitandra cymulosa Benth.

First published in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 445 (1849)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a liana and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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

Morphology General Habit
Liana up to 40 m high; trunk up to 12 cm in diameter; bark rough, peeling; branches and branchlets lenticellate.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves petiolate, blade (narrowly) elliptic, 4.3–20 cm long, 1.8–8 cm wide, acuminate with the acumen obtuse and 1–15 mm long, cuneate at the base, glabrous on both sides or with scattered glandular hairs especially on the midrib and near the base; petiole 5–12 mm long, glabrous or with scattered glandular hairs.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence 1–2 together, 1.5–9.5 cm long, 10–80-flowered; peduncle 1–12 mm long, glabrous or pubescent; bracts 0.6–0.8 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers with sepals ovate, 0.6–1.3 mm long, 0.5–1 mm wide; corolla tube 3.1–6.4 mm long, widest at the insertion of the stamens, pilose outside, subglabrous above anthers; lobes (narrowly) oblong to (narrowly) ovate or obovate, 1.1–5.2 mm long, 0.5–1.8 mm wide, obtuse at the apex, entire, spreading; stamens inserted at 1–3 mm from the corolla base; anthers ovate, 0.3–0.5 mm long, apiculate, hanging or pointing downwards at anthesis; pistil 0.7–1.3 mm long, never touching stamens; style 0.2–0.4 mm long, glabrous; ovary 1–celled, with 6–15 ovules.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit ± 6.8 cm in diameter, globose or pyriform; exocarp with a hardened layer; seeds 6–25, 9–14 mm in diameter.
Figures
Fig. 7 (p. 25).
Habitat
Forest or moist thicket margin; 1100–1200 m
Distribution
T1 U2 U3 U4 from Guinea to Congo (Kinshasa)
[FTEA]

Apocynaceae, H. Huber. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2. 1963

Morphology General Habit
Climber up to 300 ft.long, with tendrils
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Fairly small white, greyish or yellowish flowers, the tube mostly pink.
[FWTA]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0