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Pleiocarpa
''Pleiocarpa'' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1876. It is native to tropical Africa from Senegal to Tanzania and south to Zimbabwe. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 6 species:Search for "''Pleiocarpa''", ;Species # '' Pleiocarpa bicarpellata'' Stapf - Cabinda, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Zaire, Kenya # '' Pleiocarpa brevistyla'' Omino - Gabon # '' Pleiocarpa mutica'' Benth. - Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo # '' Pleiocarpa picralimoides'' ( Pichon) Omino - Cabinda, Republic of Congo, Gabon # '' Pleiocarpa pycnantha'' ( K.Schum) Stapf - widespread across most of tropical Africa # '' Pleiocarpa rostrata'' Benth. - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon ;formerly included in genus # '' Pleiocarpa camerunensis'' (K.Schum. ex Hallier f.) Stapf = '' Hunteria camerunensis'' K.Schum. ex Hallier f. # '' Pleiocarpa hockii'' De Wild. - ''Acoka ...
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Pleiocarpa Picralimoides
''Pleiocarpa'' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1876. It is native to tropical Africa from Senegal to Tanzania and south to Zimbabwe. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 6 species:Search for "''Pleiocarpa''", ;Species # '' Pleiocarpa bicarpellata'' Stapf - Cabinda, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Zaire, Kenya # '' Pleiocarpa brevistyla'' Omino - Gabon # ''Pleiocarpa mutica'' Benth. - Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo # '' Pleiocarpa picralimoides'' ( Pichon) Omino - Cabinda, Republic of Congo, Gabon # ''Pleiocarpa pycnantha'' ( K.Schum) Stapf - widespread across most of tropical Africa # '' Pleiocarpa rostrata'' Benth. - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon ;formerly included in genus # '' Pleiocarpa camerunensis'' (K.Schum. ex Hallier f.) Stapf = ''Hunteria camerunensis'' K.Schum. ex Hallier f. # '' Pleiocarpa hockii'' De Wild. - '' ...
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Pleiocarpa Pycnantha
''Pleiocarpa pycnantha'' is a plant in the family Apocynaceae. Description ''Pleiocarpa pycnantha'' grows as a shrub or tree. Its fragrant flowers feature a white to creamy-yellow corolla Corolla may refer to: *Corolla (botany), the petals of a flower, considered as a unit *Toyota Corolla, an automobile model name * Corolla (headgear), an ancient headdress in the form of a circlet or crown * ''Corolla'' (gastropod), a genus of moll .... The fruit is yellow-orange to red with paired follicles, each up to long. Distribution and habitat ''Pleiocarpa pycnantha'' is native to an area of Africa from Sudan south to Mozambique and in parts of West Africa. Its habitat is evergreen forest from sea level to altitude. References pycnantha Flora of Africa Plants described in 1896 {{Apocynaceae-stub ...
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Pleiocarpa
''Pleiocarpa'' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1876. It is native to tropical Africa from Senegal to Tanzania and south to Zimbabwe. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 6 species:Search for "''Pleiocarpa''", ;Species # '' Pleiocarpa bicarpellata'' Stapf - Cabinda, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Zaire, Kenya # '' Pleiocarpa brevistyla'' Omino - Gabon # '' Pleiocarpa mutica'' Benth. - Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo # '' Pleiocarpa picralimoides'' ( Pichon) Omino - Cabinda, Republic of Congo, Gabon # '' Pleiocarpa pycnantha'' ( K.Schum) Stapf - widespread across most of tropical Africa # '' Pleiocarpa rostrata'' Benth. - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon ;formerly included in genus # '' Pleiocarpa camerunensis'' (K.Schum. ex Hallier f.) Stapf = '' Hunteria camerunensis'' K.Schum. ex Hallier f. # '' Pleiocarpa hockii'' De Wild. - ''Acoka ...
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Pleiocarpa Simii
''Pleiocarpa'' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1876. It is native to tropical Africa from Senegal to Tanzania and south to Zimbabwe. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 6 species:Search for "''Pleiocarpa''", ;Species # '' Pleiocarpa bicarpellata'' Stapf - Cabinda, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Zaire, Kenya # '' Pleiocarpa brevistyla'' Omino - Gabon # ''Pleiocarpa mutica'' Benth. - Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo # '' Pleiocarpa picralimoides'' ( Pichon) Omino - Cabinda, Republic of Congo, Gabon # ''Pleiocarpa pycnantha'' ( K.Schum) Stapf - widespread across most of tropical Africa # '' Pleiocarpa rostrata'' Benth. - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon ;formerly included in genus # '' Pleiocarpa camerunensis'' (K.Schum. ex Hallier f.) Stapf = ''Hunteria camerunensis'' K.Schum. ex Hallier f. # '' Pleiocarpa hockii'' De Wild. - '' ...
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Pleiocarpa Hockii
''Pleiocarpa'' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1876. It is native to tropical Africa from Senegal to Tanzania and south to Zimbabwe. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 6 species:Search for "''Pleiocarpa''", ;Species # '' Pleiocarpa bicarpellata'' Stapf - Cabinda, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Zaire, Kenya # '' Pleiocarpa brevistyla'' Omino - Gabon # ''Pleiocarpa mutica'' Benth. - Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo # '' Pleiocarpa picralimoides'' ( Pichon) Omino - Cabinda, Republic of Congo, Gabon # ''Pleiocarpa pycnantha'' ( K.Schum) Stapf - widespread across most of tropical Africa # '' Pleiocarpa rostrata'' Benth. - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon ;formerly included in genus # '' Pleiocarpa camerunensis'' (K.Schum. ex Hallier f.) Stapf = ''Hunteria camerunensis'' K.Schum. ex Hallier f. # '' Pleiocarpa hockii'' De Wild. - '' ...
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Pleiocarpa Bicarpellata
''Pleiocarpa'' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1876. It is native to tropical Africa from Senegal to Tanzania and south to Zimbabwe. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 6 species:Search for "''Pleiocarpa''", ;Species # '' Pleiocarpa bicarpellata'' Stapf - Cabinda, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Zaire, Kenya # '' Pleiocarpa brevistyla'' Omino - Gabon # ''Pleiocarpa mutica'' Benth. - Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo # '' Pleiocarpa picralimoides'' ( Pichon) Omino - Cabinda, Republic of Congo, Gabon # ''Pleiocarpa pycnantha'' ( K.Schum) Stapf - widespread across most of tropical Africa # '' Pleiocarpa rostrata'' Benth. - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon ;formerly included in genus # '' Pleiocarpa camerunensis'' (K.Schum. ex Hallier f.) Stapf = ''Hunteria camerunensis'' K.Schum. ex Hallier f. # '' Pleiocarpa hockii'' De Wild. - '' ...
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Pleiocarpa Brevistyla
''Pleiocarpa'' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1876. It is native to tropical Africa from Senegal to Tanzania and south to Zimbabwe. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 6 species:Search for "''Pleiocarpa''", ;Species # '' Pleiocarpa bicarpellata'' Stapf - Cabinda, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Zaire, Kenya # '' Pleiocarpa brevistyla'' Omino - Gabon # ''Pleiocarpa mutica'' Benth. - Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo # '' Pleiocarpa picralimoides'' ( Pichon) Omino - Cabinda, Republic of Congo, Gabon # ''Pleiocarpa pycnantha'' ( K.Schum) Stapf - widespread across most of tropical Africa # '' Pleiocarpa rostrata'' Benth. - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon ;formerly included in genus # '' Pleiocarpa camerunensis'' (K.Schum. ex Hallier f.) Stapf = ''Hunteria camerunensis'' K.Schum. ex Hallier f. # '' Pleiocarpa hockii'' De Wild. - '' ...
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Pleiocarpa Camerunensis
''Pleiocarpa'' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1876. It is native to tropical Africa from Senegal to Tanzania and south to Zimbabwe. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 6 species:Search for "''Pleiocarpa''", ;Species # '' Pleiocarpa bicarpellata'' Stapf - Cabinda, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Zaire, Kenya # '' Pleiocarpa brevistyla'' Omino - Gabon # ''Pleiocarpa mutica'' Benth. - Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo # '' Pleiocarpa picralimoides'' ( Pichon) Omino - Cabinda, Republic of Congo, Gabon # ''Pleiocarpa pycnantha'' ( K.Schum) Stapf - widespread across most of tropical Africa # '' Pleiocarpa rostrata'' Benth. - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon ;formerly included in genus # '' Pleiocarpa camerunensis'' (K.Schum. ex Hallier f.) Stapf = ''Hunteria camerunensis'' K.Schum. ex Hallier f. # '' Pleiocarpa hockii'' De Wild. - '' ...
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Pleiocarpa Rostrata
''Pleiocarpa'' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1876. It is native to tropical Africa from Senegal to Tanzania and south to Zimbabwe. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 6 species:Search for "''Pleiocarpa''", ;Species # '' Pleiocarpa bicarpellata'' Stapf - Cabinda, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Zaire, Kenya # '' Pleiocarpa brevistyla'' Omino - Gabon # ''Pleiocarpa mutica'' Benth. - Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo # '' Pleiocarpa picralimoides'' ( Pichon) Omino - Cabinda, Republic of Congo, Gabon # ''Pleiocarpa pycnantha'' ( K.Schum) Stapf - widespread across most of tropical Africa # '' Pleiocarpa rostrata'' Benth. - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon ;formerly included in genus # '' Pleiocarpa camerunensis'' (K.Schum. ex Hallier f.) Stapf = ''Hunteria camerunensis'' K.Schum. ex Hallier f. # '' Pleiocarpa hockii'' De Wild. - '' ...
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Pleiocarpa Mutica
''Pleiocarpa mutica'' is a plant in the family Apocynaceae. Description ''Pleiocarpa mutica'' grows as a shrub or small tree up to tall, with a stem diameter of up to . Its fragrant flowers feature a white corolla. The fruit is yellow to bright orange with paired follicles, each up to long. Local medicinal uses include as a treatment for stomach-ache, kidney diseases, malaria, jaundice and as a laxative. Distribution and habitat ''Pleiocarpa mutica'' is native to an area of tropical Africa from Sierra Leone east to the Central African Republic. The species is found in a variety of habitats from sea-level to altitude. Phytochemistry The alkaloid kopsinine, which has ''in vitro ''In vitro'' (meaning in glass, or ''in the glass'') studies are performed with microorganisms, cells, or biological molecules outside their normal biological context. Colloquially called "test-tube experiments", these studies in biology an ...'' anticholinergic activity, has been isolated f ...
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Acokanthera Oppositifolia
''Acokanthera oppositifolia'' , poison arrow tree, is a shrub used as the source of an arrow poison and to coat caltrops made from the sharp fruits of the puncture vine (''Tribulus terrestris''). All plants of the genus ''Acokanthera'' contain toxic cardiac glycosides strong enough to cause death. ''Acokanthera oppositifolia'' is widespread in southern and central Africa from Cape Province north to The Democratic Republic of the Congo + Tanzania. ''Acokanthera schimperi ''Acokanthera schimperi'', arrow poison tree, belonging to the family Apocynaceae, is a small tree native to eastern and central Africa as well as to Yemen. Uses The bark, wood and roots of ''Acokanthera schimperi'' are used as an important in ...'' is employed for the same purpose. Unlike all other parts of the plant, the ripe fruit is sweet and edible. Unripe fruit are still poisonous, so only really ripe fruit are eaten. References oppositifolia Plants described in 1792 Flora of Africa Fruits or ...
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Hunteria Simii
''Hunteria'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1824. It is native to Africa and to South and Southeast Asia. ;Species # '' Hunteria ballayi'' Hua - Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon # '' Hunteria camerunensis'' K.Schum. ex Hallier f. - Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon # '' Hunteria congolana'' Pichon - Republic of Congo, Zaïre, Kenya # '' Hunteria densiflora'' Pichon - Zaïre # '' Hunteria ghanensis'' J.B.Hall & Leeuwenb. - Ivory Coast, Ghana # ''Hunteria hexaloba'' (Pichon) Omino - Gabon # '' Hunteria macrosiphon'' Omino - Republic of Congo, Gabon # '' Hunteria myriantha'' Omino - Zaïre # ''Hunteria oxyantha'' Omino - Republic of Congo, Zaïre, Gabon # '' Hunteria simii'' (Stapf) H.Huber - Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone # ''Hunteria umbellata'' (K.Schum) Hallier f. - W + C Africa from Senegal to Zaïre # ''Hunteria zeylanica ''Hunteria zeylanica'' grows as either an evergreen shr ...
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