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A brief summary of Apocynaceae species in East Africa is given. The number of genera and species is provided including those in cultivation and of medicinal use. Taxonomy, anatomy, cytology and palynology will be treated in larger revisions.
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Omino, E.A. (1996). The plant family Apocynaceae in East Africa. In: van der Maesen, L.J.G., van der Burgt, X.M., van Medenbach de Rooy, J.M. (eds) The Biodiversity of African Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0285-5_65
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