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Psychotria kirkii
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Habit
Munga woodland
Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka
Jan 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Munga woodland
Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka
Jan 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman
Fruit
Munga woodland
Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka
Apr 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman
Fruit
Munga woodland
Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka
Apr 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman
Fruit & seeds
Munga woodland
Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka
Apr 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small shrub. Leaves opposite, elliptic to obovate, variously velvety pubescent. glandular nodules scattered throughout the leaf lamina. Flowers in axillary umbels, white, cream or greenish. Fruits orange-red when ripe, subspherical. |
| Type location: |
Mozambique |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | kirkii: named after Dr John Kirk, who accompanied David Livingstone on his Zambezi expedition of 1858 |
| Habitat: | In various types of woodland, often associated with rocks or termite mounds. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1540 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Uganda, Sudan, southern Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,N,Mc,C,Lk |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 8 July 2021 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 907. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 277. 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. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Pages 166 - 167. Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 28 - 29. |
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