Pleiocarpa pycnantha

Pleiocarpa pycnantha is a plant in the family Apocynaceae.

Pleiocarpa pycnantha
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Pleiocarpa
Species:	P. pycnantha
Binomial name
Pleiocarpa pycnantha (K.Schum) Stapf[2]
Synonyms[2]
List Hunteria breviloba Hallier f. Hunteria pycnantha K.Schum Pleiocarpa bagshawei S.Moore Pleiocarpa breviloba (Hallier f.) Stapf Pleiocarpa flavescens Stapf Pleiocarpa micrantha Stapf Pleiocarpa microcarpa Stapf Pleiocarpa swynnertonii S.Moore Pleiocarpa tubicina Stapf Pleiocarpa welwitschii Stapf ex Hiern

Description

Pleiocarpa pycnantha grows as a shrub or tree. Its fragrant flowers feature a white to creamy-yellow corolla. The fruit is yellow-orange to red with paired follicles, each up to 2 centimetres (1 in) long.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

Pleiocarpa pycnantha is native to an area of Africa from Sudan south to Mozambique and in parts of West Africa.^[2] Its habitat is evergreen forest from sea level to 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) altitude.^[3]