Alafia caudata

Alafia caudata grows as a climbing shrub or liana. Its fragrant flowers feature a white or yellowish corolla. Fruit is grey with paired follicles, each up to 36 centimetres (14 in) long. Habitat is mixed forest.[2] A. caudata is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[3]

Alafia caudata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Alafia
Species:
A. caudata
Binomial name
Alafia caudata
Synonyms[1]
  • Alafia butayei Stapf
  • Alafia conica Pichon
  • Alafia jarmentosa Stapf
  • Alafia sarmentosa Stapf

References
  1. "Alafia caudata". The Plant List. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  2. "Alafia caudata". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  3. Search for "Alafia caudata", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 14 August 2013


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