Galiniera saxifraga
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Cyamudongo Forest, Nyungwe National Park
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Cyamudongo Forest, Nyungwe National Park
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Cyamudongo Forest, Nyungwe National Park
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| Synonyms: |
Galiniera coffeoides Delile Pouchetia saxifraga Hochst. Ptychostigma saxifragum (Hochst.) Hochst. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree; young branches more or less round, hairless to densely pubescent. Leaves elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 5.5–20 cm long, acuminate at apex, cuneate at base, membranous, hairless above, hairless to sparsely pubescent with densely pubescent nerves beneath; veins red beneath; domatia present but only sometimes conspicuous; petiole 0.6–1.8 cm long, hairless or sparsely pubescent; stipules 0.5–1 cm long, triangular, acuminate or more or less abruptly lobed. Inflorescence cymose, more or less compact; peduncle 5–20 mm long, hairless to pubescent; pedicels 2–4 mm long, sparsely to densely pubescent; bracts and bracteoles small. Corolla waxy-white often tinged pink or red; tube very short, scarcely exceeding 1 mm long, hairy within; lobes ovate, 0.5–1 cm long, rounded. Calyx sparsely to densely pubescent; tube c. 1 mm long; limb 0.25–0.5 mm long, divided nearly to base into acute triangular lobes. Fruit 7.5–9 mm in diameter, red or purple-brown. |
| Type location: |
Ethiopia |
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| Habitat: | In montane evergreen forest |
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| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malwi and Zambia. |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Pages 531 - 532. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 241. (Includes a picture). Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 21. As Galiniera coffeoides Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 176. (Includes a picture). |
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