Psychotria kirkii Hiern

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Psychotria kirkii

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Val D'Or

Psychotria kirkii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Val D'Or

Psychotria kirkii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Val D'Or

Psychotria kirkii

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Lake Chivero Recreational Park

Psychotria kirkii

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La Rochelle, kopje behind hotel

Psychotria kirkii

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La Rochelle, kopje behind hotel

Psychotria kirkii

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Tree Society Arboretum, Lake Chivero

Psychotria kirkii

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Southern Cross Farm, Chegutu

Psychotria kirkii

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Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka

Psychotria kirkii

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Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka

Psychotria kirkii

Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka

Psychotria kirkii

Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka

Psychotria kirkii

Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka

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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.
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: 60 - 1540 m
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Worldwide distribution: DRC, Uganda, Sudan, southern Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Mozambique 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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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Psychotria kirkii.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=156430, retrieved 28 March 2024

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