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Motandra

genus of plants

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 6, 2026
Entity authorityQ9035325 ↗
Source-derived summary

Motandra is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae native to tropical Africa. As of July 2026, Plants of the World Online accepts these species:

Motandra lujae De Wild. & T.Durand - Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Cabinda, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Motandra paniculata (Poir.) I.M.Turner - widespread from Liberia to Sudan and south to Angola

Motandra poecilophylla Wernham - Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon

Formerly included:

Motandra erlangeri K.Schum = Oncinotis tenuiloba Stapf

Motandra glabrata Baill. = Oncinotis glabrata (Baill.) Stapf ex Hiern

Motandra viridiflora K.Schum. = Baissea viridiflora (K.Schum.) de Kruif

Motandra welwitschiana Baill. = Oncinotis hirta Oliv.

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Motandra” as genus of plants. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2026—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Motandra, genus and plants can be independently traced.
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This entry incorporates text from “Motandra” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.