Landolphia mannii

Landolphia mannii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Landolphia
Species:	L. mannii
Binomial name
	Landolphia mannii; Dyer.

Landolphi mannii is a liana within the Apocynaceae family. Its fruit, with significant lipid and iron content is consumed by locals and it is also a part of the diet the Mandrillus sphinx.^{[citation needed]}

Description[]

Species is a climbing plant with branches that are brown or grey in color and are marked by narrow fissures and have light lenticels.^[1] Petioles are 4-13 mm long; leaflets are obovate to ovate in shape, glaucous, acuminate at the apex and acute at the base.^[1] Terminal inflorescence with tendril-like features, cymes are dense and sometimes at the end of the tendril hooks, the tendril hooks can grow up to 7 cm long.^[1] Peduncle grows up to 30 cm long; pedicels are commonly pubescent or pilose and are up to 5 mm long, anthers are 1.5 to 2.5 mm long.^[1] It has scented flowers, its calyx is1.8-5 mm in width, corolla is white, yellow or creamy. Fruit is large and globose, yellow, red or orange colored with a smooth surface and scattered brown or greyish lenticel, size is 8 to 26 cm long. Flowers throughout the year.^[1]

Distribution[]

Occurs along rivers in the rainforest areas of Central Africa, Southern Nigeria and Northern Angola.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Persoon, J. G. M (1992). The African species of Landolphia P. Beauv.: series of revisions of Apocynaceae XXXIV. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Agricultural University. pp. 132–136. ISBN 978-90-6754-234-0. OCLC 31208098.

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Persoon, J. G. M (1992). The African species of Landolphia P. Beauv.: series of revisions of Apocynaceae XXXIV. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Agricultural University. pp. 132–136. ISBN 978-90-6754-234-0. OCLC 31208098.

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