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Synonyms: |
Psychotria albidocalyx Petit var. subumbellata Psychotria brachythamnus K. Schum. & K. Krause |
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Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Subshrub with erect shoots (2)5-30 cm tall growing from ± horizontal underground stems; stems shortly densely pubescent, glabrescent or glabrous, older stems longitundinally ridged; leaf blades 2-14 x 0.5-5.8 cm, narrowly elliptic to elliptic or sometimes ovate to obovate or oblanceolate, usually markedly discolorous with the underside pale or quite whitish, petiole 0.1-1 cm; stipules prominently bilobed with base 2.5-5 mm long and lobes 1.5-4 mm long; flowers 5-merous, in few to many flowered condensed subumbelliform cymes 1-1.5 cm in diameter; peduncle 0.5-6.5 cm long, pedicles 1-5(7) mm long; calyx 1 mm long with unequal short subtriangular to ovate lobes up to 0.3 mm long; corolla white, glabrous outside, tube (2.5)3-5 x c. 1 mm, oblong-lanceolate; drupes green turning yellow, orange and finally bright red with 2 subgloboes pyrenes 5-6 mm in diameter; seeds dark red, 3.5 x 3.5 x 2 mm, semi-ellipsoid or semi-globose. |
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Derivation of specific name: | pumila: dwarf |
Habitat: | In Brachystegia-Julbernardia-Uapaca woodland, particularly in rocky places. Sometimes in open woodland or grassland. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 1000 - 1740 m |
Flowering time: | Dec - Feb |
Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,E |
Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Monday 13 May 2019 |
Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 277. as Psychotria albidocalyx Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 73. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 91. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 167. Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 26 - 27. |
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