Landolphia — 25 species
Botanical species in the genus Landolphia recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Landolphia dulcis
Landolphia dulcis
Family: Apocynaceae
Cultivation
Two varieties are recognized in the Region:- Var. dulcis occurs in the Soudano-Guinean savanna region of Senegal to Guinea, becoming infrequent in upper Ivory Coast. Var. barteri (Stapf) Pichon is more widely dispersed in the dense forest from Guinea to S Nigeria and extending to Congo. The varieties are considered together here.
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Landolphia heudelotii
Landolphia heudelotii
Family: Apocynaceae
Cultivation
The plant grows under trees and is promising for agroforestry. The plant is said to withstand bush-fires and grazing.
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Landolphia kirkii
Landolphia kirkii
Family: Apocynaceae
Cultivation
A plant of subtropical to tropical areas, where it is usually found growing in moister areas.
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Landolphia myrtifolia
Landolphia myrtifolia
Family: Apocynaceae
Cultivation
A very variable species, a number of forms are recognised though we are treating them all under the main species.
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Landolphia owariensis
Landolphia owariensis
Family: Apocynaceae
Cultivation
In the Nigerian and Cameroons high-forest, yields of 22 - 180 kg per sq mile of forest (period not stated, but presumably per year) were recorded, and a skilled tapper could obtain 7½ kg per month, at the expense of much dangerous tree-climbing. This is certainly the commonest of the Landolphia spp. It survives bush-fires, and its rhizomes after a burn often put up a coppice of short shoots which even before becoming lignified will bear flowers and fruits.
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