Taxon: Mondia whitei (Hook. f.) Skeels

Summary

Genus:

Mondia

Family:

Apocynaceae

Subfamily:

Periplocoideae

Nomen number:

24540

Place of publication:

Bull. Bur. Pl. Industr. U.S.D.A. 223:45. 1911

Verified:

05/24/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

2 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Chlorocodon whitei Hook. f.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Figueiredo, E. & G. F. Smith. 2008. Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Gibbs Russell, G. E. et al. 1985, 1987. List of species of Southern African plants, ed. 2. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa Note: v. 51. 1985; v. 56. 1987
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Ross, J. 1972. The flora of Natal.
Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	mondia	1	PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
English	tonicroot	1	PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
English	White's-ginger	1	PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
French	la racine	2	PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Swahili	mbombongazi	2	PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya			Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania			Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda			Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan		s.	Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Angola			Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Malawi			Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique			Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zambia			Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe			Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Eswatini			Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Namibia		n.e.	Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Limpopo		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Côte D'Ivoire			Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Ghana			Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Guinea			Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Guinea-Bissau			Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Liberia			Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria			Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Senegal			Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Sierra Leone			Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Burundi			Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Cameroon			Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Central African Republic			Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Democratic Republic of the Congo			Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Gabon			Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.
2	Cultivated	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya			PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
2	Cultivated	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Congo			PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
2	Cultivated	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Democratic Republic of the Congo			PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).

Native
Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan (s.)
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Namibia (n.e.), Eswatini, South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo]

Cultivated
Africa

EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo

Reference(s)

PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Venter, H. J. T. et al. 2009. Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). S. African J. Bot. 75:460-463.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore		PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=24540. Accessed 17 April 2026.