Inflorescences; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 5/2005 © Jörn Germer
Leaf; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 5/2005 © Jörn Germer
Branch; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 5/2005 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 88 Date of entry: 27.06.2005 Last update: 11.01.2020
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Gentianales (112)
Family: Asclepiadaceae (4)(family description)
Genus: Leptadenia (1)
Epithet: hastata (Pers.) Decne. (2)
hastata => spear or halberd-like (hasta, spear)
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: liana
Flower colour: green, white
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