Rubiaceae Rudgea vincentina Urban

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Keywords in this picture :

• Foliage
• Vegetative
• Leaf
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Grenada - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Treelet to 2.5m; lf blades elliptic, 6-13cm long, obtuse or acute at base; acuminate, c. 8 pairs laterals, finer veins obscure; stipule collar 2mm high, persistent; with fringed appendage on it. Inflorescences with branches in threes; Corolla tube 10-15mm long white, hairy inside; fruit ovoid, 8-10mm x 5mm white with persistent calyx on top.

Interest
Very rare, and little known.

Specimen information

Collector
Hawthorne, W.D.

Specimen Number
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