Empogona kirkii Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Empogona

Characteristics

Small tree or shrub, 0.5-4.0 m high. As in var. junodii but leaf blades velutinous or hairy underneath. Flowers white cream or pink.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 4.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

Empogona kirkii unspecified picture

Distribution

Empogona kirkii world distribution map, present in Botswana, Cabo Verde, Mozambique, Tanzania, United Republic of, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Empogona kirkii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:748748-1
WFO ID wfo-0000948553
COL ID 39LL8
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Synonyms

Hypobathrum kirkii Empogona kirkii Tricalysia allenii var. kirkii Tricalysia junodii var. kirkii

Lower taxons

Empogona kirkii subsp. junodii Empogona kirkii subsp. kirkii