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Subfamily: Apocynoideae
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> Family: Apocynaceae
Genera native to southern Africa
List from Victor et al. 2000.
Adenium
Five species, native to the Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra. Four
of the species occur in southern Africa. |
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Baissea
The 18 species are native to Africa, but with only 1 species, Baissea
wulfhorstii, occurring in southern Africa. |
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Holarrhena
The 4 species are found in Africa and Asia with 1 species, Holarrhena
pubescens, native to southern Africa. |
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Oncinotis
The 7 species are native to Africa and Madagascar, with 1 of them,
Oncinotis tenuiloba (= Oncinotis inandensis), occurring in
KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape. |
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Pachypodium
Of the 18 species, 13 are native to Madagascar and 5 are native to arid
regions of southern Africa. |
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Strophanthus
About 38 species, native to Asia, Africa and Madagascar, with 6 species in
southern Africa. |
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Wrightia
About 23 species, native to the Old World, with 1 species, Wrightia
natalensis, occurring in southern Africa. |
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Genera naturalised in southern Africa
Nerium (oleander
genus) The single species,
Nerium oleander
(Oleander), native to the eastern Mediterranean, is widely grown as a garden
and roadside plant in southern Africa and has also become naturalised,
especially along rocky, dry watercourses in semi-arid regions. |
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Publications
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Victor, J.E., Bredenkamp, C.L., Venter, H.J.T., Bruyns,
P.V. & Nicholas, A. 2000. Apocynaceae. In: Seed Plants of Southern Africa
(ed. O.A. Leistner). Strelitzia 10: 71-98.. National Botanical
Institute, Pretoria.
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