Motandra is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae native to tropical Africa.[1] As of August 2013[update] the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 3 species:[2][3][4][5][6][7]
| Motandra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apocynoideae |
| Tribe: | Baisseeae |
| Genus: | Motandra A.DC.[1] |
- Species[2]
- Motandra guineensis (Thonn.) A.DC. - widespread from Liberia to Sudan and south to Angola
- Motandra lujae De Wild. & T.Durand - Gabon, Congo, Cabinda, Equatorial Guinea, Zaire
- Motandra poecilophylla Wernham - Gabon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon
- formerly included[2]
- Motandra erlangeri K.Schum = Oncinotis tenuiloba Stapf
- Motandra glabrata Baill. = Oncinotis glabrata (Baill.) Stapf ex Hiern
- Motandra viridiflora K.Schum. = Baissea viridiflora (K.Schum.) de Kruif
- Motandra welwitschiana Baill. = Oncinotis hirta Oliv.
References edit
- ^ a b "Motandra", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 17 August 2013
- ^ a b c Search for "Motandra", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 17 August 2013
- ^ Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo , ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
- ^ Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
- ^ Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
- ^ Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- ^ 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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