Strophanthus courmontii Sacleux ex Franch.

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Vine Camp, Mana Pools National Park

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Tail-less strophanthus (English)
Description:	Usually a true liana without tendrils, occasionally a scrambling shrub. Stems and branches often with triangular corky knobs; latex white. Leaves opposite, elliptic or ovate, up to 13.5 × 6.5 cm, dark green above much paler below with 3-8 pairs of lateral veins, hairless. Flowers normally appearing after the leaves, 1-3 per inflorescence. Corolla white and red, streaked with purple; lobes ovate, tapering to a point but without long linear tails. Fruit in 2 widely diverging follicles, sometimes at an angle of more than 180°, each 12-26 cm long, 3-4.5 cm wide, dark grey to purple-black, hairless, covered in lenticels.
Notes:	When not in flower this species is virtually indistinguishable from Strophanthus petersianus. In that species the lenticels are very dense on the branches while in S. courmontii they are normally sparse to somewhat dense. The reverse is true for the lenticels on the follicles.
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Flowering time:	Oct - Dec
Worldwide distribution:	Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Growth form(s):	Climber, liane.
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Image last updated:	Saturday 15 November 2008
Literature:	Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 810. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 53. As Strophanthus courmonti Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 27. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 269. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 162. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Kupicha, F.K. et al. (1985). Apocynaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 470 - 471. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 19. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 44.

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