Geophila obvallata (Schumach.) Didr.
subsp. ioides (K. Schum.) Verdc.
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Levasflor, Cheringoma
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Near Tava Marsh, Moribane Forest
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Near Tava Marsh, Moribane Forest
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Near Tava Marsh, Moribane Forest
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Near Tava Marsh, Moribane Forest
Photo: David Gwynne-Evans
Lower slopes Mt Mabu
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Forest road North of Nhago, Coutada 12
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Forest road North of Nhago, Coutada 12
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Swanepoel Timber Concession, Cheringoma.
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Southern margin of Inhamitanga Forest near railway line, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
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Geophila cecilae N.E. Br. Geophila ioides K. Schum. Psychotria obvallata Schumach.
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Carpet forming, prostrate creeping herb, rooting at the nodes. Stems, up to 60 cm long, sometimes underground. Leaves up to c. 4 × 6 cm, broadly ovate to kidney-shaped, dark green to blue-green, mostly hairless except for occasional hairs on the midrib below. Flowers in few-flowered clusters, white. Fruit a berry, 7-8 mm in diameter, purple, blue or black when ripe, crowned with the remains of the calyx lobes. |
Notes:
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Differs from G. repens in inflorescences being several-flowered; bracts forming a distinct involucre and the purple-black fruit |
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Habitat:
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On sandy soils in evergreen forest and moist Brachystegia woodland. |
Altitude range: (metres) |
250 - 1740 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Angola, Burundi, DRC, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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E |
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Endemic status:
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Spot characters:
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Images last updated: |
Friday 14 October 2011 |
Literature:
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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 72.
Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 33 - 35. (Includes a picture).
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Geophila obvallata subsp. ioides. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=156520, retrieved 11 December 2024
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