Alafia is a genus of lianas or climbing shrubs found in tropical Africa and Madagascar.[1][4] The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 26 species:[5]

Alafia
Alafia parciflora[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Apocynoideae
Tribe: Nerieae
Genus: Alafia
Thouars[1]
Synonyms[3]
  • Blastrophe Didr.
  • Ectinocladus Benth. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker
  • Holalafia Stapf
  • Vilbouchevitchia A.Chev.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alafia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 11 August 2013
  2. ^ illustration by Matilda Smith (died 1926) - New York Public Library [1], from Liberia by Sir Harry Johnston ; with an appendix on the flora of Liberia by Dr. Otto Stapf
  3. ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  4. ^ "Alafia". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  5. ^ Search for "Alafia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 8 July 2017