Psychotria kirkii Hiern

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Val D'Or

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Lake Chivero Recreational Park

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La Rochelle, kopje behind hotel

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Tree Society Arboretum, Lake Chivero

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Southern Cross Farm, Chegutu

Habit
Munga woodland
Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka
Jan 2021
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Flowers
Munga woodland
Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka
Jan 2021
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Fruit
Munga woodland
Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka
Apr 2021
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Fruit & seeds
Munga woodland
Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka
Apr 2021
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Frequency:	Frequent
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: (metres)	60 - 1540 m
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Worldwide distribution:	DRC, Uganda, Sudan, southern Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
National distribution:	N,Z,T,MS
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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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