Alafia orientalis
Alafia orientalis grows as a liana. Its flowers feature a white corolla, sometimes reddish on the outside. The fruit is grey with paired follicles, each up to 70 centimetres (28 in) long. Its habitat is dense forest. A. orientalis is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2]
| Alafia orientalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Alafia |
| Species: | A. orientalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Alafia orientalis | |
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References
- "Alafia orientalis". The Plant List. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- "Alafia orientalis". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
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