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Apodostigma

Apodostigma pallens is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Celastraceae. It is a liana native to tropical Africa and Madagascar. It grows from 5 to 15 meters tall, with green to yellow-cream flowers. It is the sole species in genus Apodostigma.

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Apodostigma
R.Wilczek (1956)
Species:
A. pallens
Binomial name
Apodostigma pallens
(Planch. ex Oliv.) R.Wilczek (1956)
Varieties1
  • Apodostigma pallens var. buchholzii (Loes.) N.Hallé
  • Apodostigma pallens var. dummeri N.Hallé
  • Apodostigma pallens var. pallens
Synonyms1

Hippocratea pallens Planch. ex Oliv. (1868)

Apodostigma pallens is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Celastraceae. It is a liana native to tropical Africa and Madagascar. It grows from 5 to 15 meters tall, with green to yellow-cream flowers.1 It is the sole species in genus Apodostigma.2

Three varieties are recognized:1

  • Apodostigma pallens var. buchholzii (Loes.) N.Hallé – western and west-central tropical Africa, from Côte d'Ivoire to Angola
  • Apodostigma pallens var. dummeri N.Hallé – central Africa, from Cameroon and Gabon to Uganda
  • Apodostigma pallens var. pallens – tropical Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia, Angola, Mozambique, and Madagascar
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