Vincetoxicum afrum
Swallowwort
Also known as: Alexitoxicon St.-Lag. +19 more
- Alexitoxicon St.-Lag.
- Amblyoglossum Turcz.
- Antitoxicum Pobed.
- Belostemma Wall. ex Wight
- Biondia Schltr.
- Blyttia Arn.
- Diploglossum Meisn.
- Diplostigma K.Schum.
- Goydera Liede
- Haplostemma Endl.
- Henrya Hemsl.
- Henryastrum Happ
- Homolostyles Wall. ex Wight
- Homostyles Wall. ex Hook.f.
- Hoyopsis H.Lév.
- Hybanthera Endl.
- Iphisia Wight & Arn.
- Ischnostemma King & Gamble
- Merrillanthus Chun & Tsiang
- Microstephanus N.E.Br.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling perennial or subshrub.
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Vincetoxicum afrum (commonly known as Swallowwort) is a scrambling herbaceous perennial or shrub within the Apocynaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Unclassified
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, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms