Isotype of Oncinotis batesiiStapf [family APOCYNACEAE ] Verified by deKruif,A.P.M., Oncinotis glabrata(Baill.) Stapf ex Hiern [family APOCYNACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by deKruif,A.P.M.,
Related name
Oncinotis batesii
Oncinotis glabrata
Flora
Entry for ONCINOTIS Batesii Stapf [family APOCYNACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 4, Part 1, page 24, (1904) Author: (By Otto Stapf.)
Names
ONCINOTIS BatesiiStapf [family APOCYNACEAE]
Information
A scandent shrub, perfectly glabrous except the inflorescences; branches terete, dull brown when dry. Leaves oblong, acuminate, acute at the base, 3 1/2–3 3/4 in. long, 1 1/2–2 in. broad, coriaceous, somewhat glossy on both sides; secondary nerves about 12 on each side, straight and parallel, connected by distinct marginal loops, with fine branched veins running from the margin towards the midrib; petiole up to 9 lin. long. Panicles simple or compound, terminal and subterminal, 2–4 in. long, minutely rusty tomentose in the upper part, leafy or leafless; bracts caducous; pedicels 1–1 1/2 lin. long. Calyx 1 1/2 lin. long; sepals ovate-elliptic or elliptic, obtuse, very minutely rusty tomentose along the middle of the back, densely ciliate. Corolla greenish-yellow; tube 2 lin. long; lobes oblong, subobtuse, 2 lin. long; throat-scales linear, up to 3/4 lin. long. Anthers slightly over 1 lin. long.
