Alafia orientalis

(Alafia orientalis)

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Description

Alafia orientalis grows as a liana. Its flowers feature a white corolla, sometimes reddish on the outside. The fruit is grey with paired follicles, each up to 70 centimetres (28 in) long. Its habitat is dense forest. A. orientalis is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Gentianales
Family:Apocynaceae
Genus:Alafia
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