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Pleiocarpa
1876Summary
Pleiocarpa is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1876. It is native to tropical Africa from Senegal to Tanzania and south to Zimbabwe. As of August 2013 the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 6 species: Species Pleiocarpa bicarpellata Stapf - Cabinda, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya Pleiocarpa brevistyla Omino - Gabon Pleiocarpa mutica Benth. - Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo Pleiocarpa picralimoides (Pichon) Omino - Cabinda, Republic of the Congo, Gabon Pleiocarpa pycnantha (K.Schum) Stapf - widespread across most of tropical Africa Pleiocarpa rostrata Benth. - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon formerly included in genus Pleiocarpa camerunensis (K.Schum. ex Hallier f.) Stapf = Hunteria camerunensis K.Schum. ex Hallier f. Pleiocarpa hockii De Wild. - Acokanthera oppositifolia (Lam.) Codd Pleiocarpa simii (S......read more on Wikipedia.
7 Pleiocarpa species found:
Climate
What environment do Pleiocarpa prefer?
| Place | Rain (24h) | Sun | Humidity Hum. | Wind | |
| Loading... | 0.8in | 918umol | 64% | 4mph | |
| Loading... | 1.2in | 12umol | 84% | 9mph | |
| Loading... | 0in | 18umol | 81% | 11mph | |
Natural Habitat
Where do Pleiocarpa grow?
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Traditional Uses
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