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| Frequency: | Apparently uncommon |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Suffrutex, glabrous or finely pubescent, more or less glaucous, from a woody rootstock. Stems several, 30-90 cm tall, often 3-angled. Leaves in whorls of 3 or 4. Flowers solitary or in 3-flowered inflorescences. Corolla tube usually distinctly curved, 2-3 cm long, lobes cream or white, sometimes green on outside. |
| Type location: |
DRC |
| Notes: | Conservation status:Near Threatened or Data Deficient |
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| Habitat: | Dambo , tree savanna, termite mounds. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 780 - 1500 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, D. R. Congo |
| FZ divisions: | N,W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,Lp,N |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - near threatened |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 21 September 2016 |
| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. (1998). Rubiaceae, Part 2 Flora Zambesiaca 5(2) Page 281. |