Geophila obvallata
ioides
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Levasflor, Cheringoma
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Near Tava Marsh, Moribane Forest
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Near Tava Marsh, Moribane Forest
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Near Tava Marsh, Moribane Forest
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Near Tava Marsh, Moribane Forest
Photo: David Gwynne-Evans
Lower slopes Mt Mabu
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Forest road North of Nhago, Coutada 12
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Forest road North of Nhago, Coutada 12
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Swanepoel Timber Concession, Cheringoma.
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Southern margin of Inhamitanga Forest near railway line, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
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| Synonyms: |
Geophila cecilae N.E. Br. Geophila ioides K. Schum. Psychotria obvallata Schumach. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Carpet forming, prostrate creeping herb, rooting at the nodes. Stems, up to 60 cm long, sometimes underground. Leaves up to c. 4 × 6 cm, broadly ovate to kidney-shaped, dark green to blue-green, mostly hairless except for occasional hairs on the midrib below. Flowers in few-flowered clusters, white. Fruit a berry, 7-8 mm in diameter, purple, blue or black when ripe, crowned with the remains of the calyx lobes. |
| Type location: |
Mozambique |
| Notes: | Differs from G. repens in inflorescences being several-flowered; bracts forming a distinct involucre and the purple-black fruit |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | On sandy soils in evergreen forest and moist Brachystegia woodland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 250 - 1740 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Burundi, DRC, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
| FZ divisions: | N,Z,MS,M |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 6 May 2018 |
| Literature: |
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 72. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 221. Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 33 - 35. (Includes a picture). |
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