Rubiaceae Malanea macrophylla Bartling ex Griseb,

Rubiaceae Malanea macrophylla

| | © W.D. Hawthorne

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Places where this species can be found :

Grand Etang - GRENADA
Mount Qua Qua - GRENADA
Cable & Wireless Mast - GRENADA
Mt. St. Catherine - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Straggling or climbing shrub; stipules c. 1cm, soo falling, hairy at base; blades ovate or elliptic, up to 12cm, rounded or acute at base and apex, rather leathery. Hairy on veins, with stiff hairs lying flat on surface. Terminal panicles; corlla tube 4mm pale yellow, densely hairy in throat; 4-lobed; Ft cylindric, 13 x 4mm, 1-seeded, blue-black with stone grooved

Specimen information

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, D.Jules

Specimen Number
758

Location
Lower slopes of crater, close to lake.

Notes
Glossy fleshy leaves; large stipules; flowers yellow; fruits at first long and narrow, but becoming fatter as the stone develops.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.050000 N Longitude: 61.420000 W Altitude: 0.0