Apodostigma

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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|genus = Apodostigma

|parent_authority = R.Wilczek (1956)

|species = pallens

|authority = (Planch. ex Oliv.) R.Wilczek (1956)

|subdivision_ranks = Varieties

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• Apodostigma pallens var. buchholzii {{small|(Loes.) N.Hallé}}
• Apodostigma pallens var. dummeri {{small|N.Hallé}}
• Apodostigma pallens var. pallens

|subdivision_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:430926-1 Apodostigma pallens (Planch. ex Oliv.) R.Wilczek]. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

|synonyms = Hippocratea pallens {{small|Planch. ex Oliv. (1868)}}

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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. It is the sole species in genus Apodostigma.{{cite web |title=Apodostigma R.Wilczek {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:19634-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en}}

Three varieties are recognized:

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