Rondeletia amoena (Planch.) Hemsl.

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Photo: Mark Hyde
33, Montgomery Road, Highlands, Harare

Synonyms:	Rogiera amoena Planch.
Common names:
Description:	Shrub or small tree. Leaves ovate, to 15 cm long, densely pubescent beneath. Stipules large, triangular, usually reflexed. Flowers in dense terminal and axillary panicles. Corolla pink, with yellow hairs at throat.
Notes:	Some difficulty was encountered in identifying this specimen to species and in particular in separating it from R. cordata. I have followed the approach in Hortus 3, which states that R. amoena has 'leaves which are densely pubescent beneath' while R. cordata has leaves which are 'glabrous to sparsely strigose beneath'.
Derivation of specific name:	amoena: beautiful, showy, pleasing
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Native to southern Mexico and Panama.
Growth form(s):
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Image last updated:	Saturday 4 May 2013
Literature:	Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976). Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York Page 974. Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Page 398.

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