Oncoba
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae}}
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| image = Gardenology.org-IMG 2236 hunt08sep.jpg
| image_caption = Oncoba spinosa
| taxon = Oncoba
| authority = Forssk., 1775
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 4; see text
| synonyms = Lundia Schumach. & Thonn.
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Oncoba is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae.
Known species
The following species are accepted by Plants of the World Online:{{Div col}}
- Oncoba brachyanthera {{small|Oliv.}}
- Oncoba breteleri {{small|Hul}}
- Oncoba routledgei {{small|Sprague}}
- Oncoba spinosa {{small|Forssk.}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}{{small|}}
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Distribution
Oncoba has a very wide range over Africa, but it also extends into the Arabian Peninsula, to parts of Yemen and Saudi Arabia. The genus stretches from Mali to eastern South Africa within its home continent. The genus was introduced to parts of North America, where it grows in Florida and Cuba.
References
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Category:Taxa named by Peter Forsskål
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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