Pleiocarpa pycnantha

Pleiocarpa pycnantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Pleiocarpa
Species:	P. pycnantha
Binomial name
Pleiocarpa pycnantha (K.Schum) Stapf
Synonyms[1]
List Hunteria breviloba Hallier f. Hunteria pycnantha K.Schum Pleiocarpa bagshawei S.Moore Pleiocarpa breviloba (Hallier f.) Stapf Pleiocarpa flavescens Stapf Pleiocarpa micrantha Stapf Pleiocarpa microcarpa Stapf Pleiocarpa swynnertonii S.Moore Pleiocarpa tubicina Stapf Pleiocarpa welwitschii Stapf ex Hiern

Pleiocarpa pycnantha grows as a shrub or tree. Its fragrant flowers feature a white to creamy-yellow corolla. Fruit is yellow-orange to red with paired follicles, each up to 2 centimetres (0.79 in) long. Habitat is evergreen forest from sea-level to 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) altitude.^[2] P. pycnantha is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.^[3]

References

1. "Pleiocarpa pycnantha". The Plant List. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
2. "Pleiocarpa pycnantha". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
3. Search for "Pleiocarpa pycnantha", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 18 August 2013