Motandra

Motandra is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae native to tropical Africa.[1] As of August 2013 the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 3 species:[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Species[2]
  1. Motandra guineensis (Thonn.) A.DC. - widespread from Liberia to Sudan and south to Angola
  2. Motandra lujae De Wild. & T.Durand - Gabon, Congo, Cabinda, Equatorial Guinea, Zaire
  3. Motandra poecilophylla Wernham - Gabon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon
formerly included[2]
  1. Motandra erlangeri K.Schum = Oncinotis tenuiloba Stapf
  2. Motandra glabrata Baill. = Oncinotis glabrata (Baill.) Stapf ex Hiern
  3. Motandra viridiflora K.Schum. = Baissea viridiflora (K.Schum.) de Kruif
  4. Motandra welwitschiana Baill. = Oncinotis hirta Oliv.

Motandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Apocynoideae
Tribe: Baisseeae
Genus: Motandra
A.DC.[1]

References
  1. "Motandra", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 17 August 2013
  2. Search for "Motandra", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 17 August 2013
  3. Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo , ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  4. Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  5. Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  6. Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  7. Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.


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