Stems are thick and succulent and the base may be swollen. Dark green leaves and bright pink flower. |
Shiny, opposite leaves on a spiny shrub or small tree. Milky sap. Edible fruit turns black-purple. |
Evergreen shrub with dark green opposite leaves and milky sap. Fragrant, white, pinwheel-like flowers with 5 petals. |
Dark green, broad, lance-shaped leaves and vivid purple flowers. Widely cultivated low shrub doing well in partial shade. |
This showy dogbane has been redistributed to tropical gardens around the world from it's American origins. |
Shiny green, lance-shaped leaves with milky sap in stem on large woody shrub. Trumpet-shaped bright yellow flowers. |
Tree of upland forests with large elyptical leaves and noteably very large, two-lobed fruit. |
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Michael J. Plagens, page created 30 Jan. 2013,
updated 25 November 2016.
By no means am I an expert on the Natural History of Kenya because I am so new to exploring this part of the World. By creating a page for the species as I learn them I am teaching myself, sharing with others and happy to receive feedback from web site visitors.