Galium aschenbornii S.Schauer

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Galium

Characteristics

Vines, the stems angular, obtusely winged, glandular shiny, glabrescent, often with a few regularly arranged, retrorse, stumpy hairs. Leaves sessile, 4 per node, ovate oblong, to 5 mm long, acute, the lateral veins not evident or scarcely visible, subcoriaceous, glandular shiny above and presumably beneath, with sev-eral golden brown glands beneath. Inflorescences terminal, 1-2-flowered, to 1 cm long. Flowers not seen. Fruits subrotund, to 4 mm in diam., glabrous, drying black, obviously pedicellate.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Galium aschenbornii world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, and Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:749549-1
WFO ID wfo-0000968357
COL ID 3F5C9
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Synonyms

Rubia debilis Rubia acuminata Relbunium aschenbornii Galium aschenbornii Galium flaccidum Galium geminiflorum Galium uropetalum Galium fraseri Galium galeottianum