Oncinotis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Apocynoideae
Tribus: Baisseeae
Genus: Oncinotis
Species: O. glabrata – O. gracilis – O. hirta – O. nitida – O. pontyi – O. tenuiloba – O. tomentella
Name

Oncinotis Benth. Niger Fl. [W. J. Hooker]. 451 (1849)

Type species: Oncinotis nitida Benth. in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 451 (1849)

References

Bentham, G. 1849. Niger Flora, or, An enumeration of the plants of western tropical Africa, collected by the late Dr. Theodore Vogel, botanist to the voyage of the expedition sent by Her Britannic Majesty to the river Niger in 1841, under the command of Capt. H. D. Trotter, R.N., &c.; including Spicilegia gorgonea, by P. B. Webb, esq., and Flora nigritiana, by Dr. J. D. Hooker ... and George Bentham, esq. with a sketch of the life of Dr. Vogel. . London 451.
African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Oncinotis. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2017 Aug. 13.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Oncinotis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Aug. 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Oncinotis. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 13 2017. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2017. Oncinotis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Aug. 2017. Reference page.

Oncinotis is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1849. It is native to Africa, including Madagascar.[1] As of August 2013 the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 7 species:[2]

Species[1]

Oncinotis glabrata (Baill.) Stapf ex Hiern - tropical Africa from Liberia to Tanzania, south to Angola
Oncinotis gracilis Stapf - tropical Africa from Liberia to Central African Republic, south to Angola
Oncinotis hirta Oliv. - C Africa from Cameroon to Angola
Oncinotis nitida Benth. - W Africa from Liberia to Republic of Congo
Oncinotis pontyi Dubard - tropical Africa from Guinea to Uganda
Oncinotis tenuiloba Stapf - C + S Africa from Nigeria east to Sudan + Ethiopia, south to Cape Province
Oncinotis tomentella Radlk. - Madagascar

formerly included[1]

Oncinotis axillaris K.Schum. = Baissea multiflora A.DC.
Oncinotis campanulata K.Schum = Baissea campanulata (K.Schum.) de Kruif
Oncinotis melanocephala K.Schum. = Baissea myrtifolia (Benth.) Pichon
Oncinotis subsessilis K.Schum. = Baissea campanulata (K.Schum.) de Kruif
Oncinotis zygodioides K.Schum. = Baissea zygodioides (K.Schum.) Stapf

References

"Oncinotis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 17 August 2013
Search for "Oncinotis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 17 August 2013