Aulacocalyx jasminiflora Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Aulacocalyx

Characteristics

Leaves 7–16 × 1.8–6(9) cm, narrowly to broadly oblong-elliptic, narrowly acuminate at the apex, cuneate to rounded at the base, almost or quite glabrous to pilose on venation beneath; venation close and transversely parallel; petiole 2–4 mm long; stipules 3–8 mm long, triangular-subulate, bristly hairy.
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Corolla white or tube greenish; tube (1)1.5–3 cm long, narrowly funnel-shaped or ± cylindrical, sparsely to densely appressed silky pubescent outside; lobes 0.7–2 × 0.2–0.6 cm, narrowly oblong, appressed silky outside.
Inflorescences terminal, ± sessile, 2–3(6)-flowered, axes and pedicels suppressed; bracts 2–3 mm long, ovate-triangular, silky pubescent.
Calyx appressed silky-pubescent; tube c. 1.5 mm long; limb-tube 2.5–5 mm long; lobes 1–5 mm long, triangular to subulate.
Style about as long as corolla tube, the pollen presenter/stigmatic arms joined except for about 1 mm.
Fruit 1–1.2 cm in diameter, pubescent, crowned with persistent calyx limb.
Shrub or small tree 1.5–6(12) m tall with pubescent stems.
An understorey Forest tree, to 40 ft. high, rarely more
Corolla greenish below, white above.
Anthers 0.7–1.5 cm long.
Calyx pale green
Flowers scented.
Fluted bole
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 12.19
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Aulacocalyx jasminiflora world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Zambia

Conservation status

Aulacocalyx jasminiflora threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:744270-1
WFO ID wfo-0000297798
COL ID JQR7
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Synonyms

Aulacocalyx jasminiflora Aulacocalyx jasminiflora f. brevis

Lower taxons

Aulacocalyx jasminiflora subsp. jasminiflora Aulacocalyx jasminiflora subsp. kivuensis