| Synonyms: |
Ancylobothrys brevituba Pichon Ancylobothrys mammosa Pierre Landolphia crassifolia K.Schum. Landolphia echinata A.Chev. Landolphia scandens Didr. Landolphia welwitschii Dyer ex De Wild. & T.Durand Pacouria crassifolia Hiern Pacouria echinata (A.Chev.) Pichon Pacouria scandens (Schumach. & Thonn.) Pichon Strychnos scandens Schumach. & Thonn. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Doubtful |
| Description: |
For descriptions see World Flora Online |
| Type location: |
Ghana |
| Notes: | One specimen for Burundi (Vonk & al., 1994) should be in Florence (FI) but has not been confirmed; another specimen, Reekmans sn. from Kigwena (1976) may be misidentified and could belong to Landolphia owariensis. |
| Derivation of specific name: | scandens: scrambling or climbing, scandent. |
| Habitat: | Moist evergreen forest, gallery forest and small forested patches in savanna. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Cabinda, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Burundi and Angola. |
| Growth form(s): | Liane, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Beentje, H. (2021). Apocynaceae, sous-familes I. Apocynoideae et II. Rauvolfioideae Flore d' Afrique Centrale Jardin botanique de Meise Pages 46 - 47. (Includes a picture). |