Leaves with black dots

The following is a list of native or naturalised species which, at least some of the time, possess this spot-character.

The black dots are bacterial nodules in the following genera in the Rubiaceae: Pavetta, Psychotria and Sericanthe.

FamilySpeciesComment
Clusiaceae Psorospermum febrifugum
Rubiaceae Pavetta gardeniifolia
Rubiaceae Pavetta schumanniana
Rubiaceae Psychotria kirkii
Number of species: 4


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: List of species with each spot-character: Leaves with black dots.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=749, retrieved 8 October 2024

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