6558.000 Acokanthera G. Don

Beentje, H. (2021) Apocynaceae, sous-familes I. Apocynoideae et II. Rauvolfioideae Flore d' Afrique Centrale Jardin botanique de Meise

Description of the genus

Herbs, suffrutices, shrubs or small trees. Leaves opposite. Inflorescence terminal but appearing lateral, 1-2-flowered. Flowers actinomorphic. Corolla salver-shaped; lobes overlapping to the left. Ovary of 2 carpels; disk composed of 2 glands. Fruit composed of 2 follicles (although one may abort); follicles cylindric, acute. Seeds oblong, black; testa rugose.

Worldwide: 5 species in Arabia and tropical east and southern Africa

Burundi: 1 taxon.

Insects associated with this genus:

Asota speciosa (Specious tiger) Larval foodplant

No image yet

Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

Species		Content
schimperi (A.DC.) Schweinf.		Description

Other sources of information about Acokanthera:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Acokanthera
Flora of the DRC: Acokanthera
Flora of Malawi: Acokanthera
Flora of Mozambique: Acokanthera
Flora of Rwanda: Acokanthera
Flora of Zambia: Acokanthera
Flora of Zimbabwe: Acokanthera
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Acokanthera

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Acokanthera
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Acokanthera
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Acokanthera
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Acokanthera
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Acokanthera
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acokanthera
JSTOR Plant Science: Acokanthera
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Acokanthera
Plants of the World Online: Acokanthera
Tropicos: Acokanthera
Wikipedia: Acokanthera