What is "sphaerocodon"

Sphaerocodon is a species of plants in the Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1876. It is native to southern Africa.

1. Sphaerocodon acutifolium K.Schum. - Namibia
2. Sphaerocodon angolensis S.Moore - Angola
3. Sphaerocodon caffrum (Meisn.) Schltr. - Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia
4. Sphaerocodon melananthum (K.Schum.) N.E.Br. - Zimbabwe
5. Sphaerocodon natalense Benth. - KwaZulu-Natal
6. Sphaerocodon obtusifolium Benth. - South Africa
7. Sphaerocodon platypodum K.Schum. - Katanga in southern Zaire

moved to Tylophora

• Sphaerocodon longipedunculatum (Schweinfurth) K. Schum., synonym of Tylophora longipedunculata (Schweinfurth) Schltr.