Apodostigma pallens is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Celastraceae. It is a liana native to tropical Africa and Madagascar. It grows from 5 to 15 meters tall, with green to yellow-cream flowers.[1] It is the sole species in genus Apodostigma.[2]

Apodostigma
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Apodostigma
R.Wilczek (1956)
Species:
A. pallens
Binomial name
Apodostigma pallens
(Planch. ex Oliv.) R.Wilczek (1956)
Varieties[1]
  • Apodostigma pallens var. buchholzii (Loes.) N.Hallé
  • Apodostigma pallens var. dummeri N.Hallé
  • Apodostigma pallens var. pallens
Synonyms[1]

Hippocratea pallens Planch. ex Oliv. (1868)

Three varieties are recognized:[1]

  • Apodostigma pallens var. buchholzii (Loes.) N.Hallé – western and west-central tropical Africa, from Côte d'Ivoire to Angola
  • Apodostigma pallens var. dummeri N.Hallé – central Africa, from Cameroon and Gabon to Uganda
  • Apodostigma pallens var. pallens – tropical Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia, Angola, Mozambique, and Madagascar

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Apodostigma pallens (Planch. ex Oliv.) R.Wilczek. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Apodostigma R.Wilczek | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 March 2021.