Vincetoxicum cameroonicum is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native from Benin to Uganda in tropical Africa.[1] It was first described by N. E. Brown in 1895 as Tylophora cameroonica.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Vincetoxicum |
| Species: | V. cameroonicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Vincetoxicum cameroonicum | |
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Distribution edit
Vincetoxicum cameroonicum is native to mainly western tropical Africa: Benin, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Uganda.[1]
Conservation edit
Tylophora cameroonica was assessed as "near threatened" in the 2000 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda.[3] As of February 2023[update], T. cameroonica was regarded as a synonym of Vincetoxicum cameroonicum, which has a wider distribution.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Vincetoxicum cameroonicum (N.E.Br.) Meve & Liede", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-16
- ^ "Vincetoxicum cameroonicum (N.E.Br.) Meve & Liede", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-16
- ^ Cheek, M.; Cable, S. (2000), "Tylophora cameroonica", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2000: e.T39498A10236298, doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39498A10236298.en, retrieved 2023-02-16
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