Rytigynia orbicularis
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Sefula
Feb 1999
Photo: Mike Bingham
Sefula
Feb 1999
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kataba Local Forest
Mar 1996
Photo: D.K.Harder
Habit
Kalahari woodland
Mubita area, Mongu District
Dec 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowering branches
Kalahari woodland
Mubita area, Mongu District
Dec 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Kalahari woodland
Mubita area, Mongu District
Dec 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Kalahari woodland
Mubita area, Mongu District
Dec 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Kalahari woodland
Mubita area, Mongu District
Dec 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Canthium orbiculare K. Schum. Plectronia orbicularis K. Schum. |
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| Description: |
Shrub or subshrub 0.6-1.2 m tall, with numerous, much branched stems, without hairs. Leaves glaucous, ovate to round, almost as broad as long, petiole 1-5 mm long. The leaf pair often folded, enclosing the developing fruit. Flowers solitary, fruit up to 8 x 10 mm, with 1-3 pyrenes. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
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| Derivation of specific name: | Orbiculare: round, presumably referring to the leaf shape. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, Angola |
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| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. (1998). Rubiaceae, Part 2 Flora Zambesiaca 5(2) Page 289. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 228. |
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