Flora of Caprivi: Cultivated plants
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6733.000 Periploca
Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020) Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2)
Description of the genus
Shrub, scrambler or liana with white latex. Leaves simple, opposite, sometimes falling early. Inflorescence terminal, few to many flowered. Corolla tube saucer-shaped, sometimes with dark coloured glandular centre and hairy white spots. Follicles paired, sometimes horizontally divergent. Worldwide: 12 species in Africa, Europe and Asia. One species in the F.Z. area. Caprivi: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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Links to cultivated taxa View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Content |
| linearifolia Dill. A. Rich. | Description, Image |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): PeriplocaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Periploca
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Periploca
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Periploca
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Periploca
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Periploca
JSTOR Plant Science: Periploca
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Periploca
Plants of the World Online: Periploca
Tropicos: Periploca
Wikipedia: Periploca
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