Mondia whitei
Mondia, Tonicroot
Other regional names: White's Ginger
- White's Ginger
Also known as: Chlorocodon whitei Hook.fil. +5 more
- Chlorocodon whitei Hook.fil.
- Periploca latifolia K.Schum.
- Tacazzea amplifolia S.Moore
- Tacazzea laxiflora Engl.
- Tacazzea viridis A.Chev.
- Tacazzea viridis A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing tuberous geophyte.
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Naturally occurring in Africa, Mondia whitei (commonly known as Mondia or Tonicroot) is a climbing plant belonging to the Apocynaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe