Pygmaeothamnus chamaedendrum Robyns

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Pygmaeothamnus

Characteristics

A shrub. It has a stout underground rootstock and it grows from this each year. It grows up to 25 cm high. The stems are woody. The leaves are opposite and are mainly at the tips of the shoots. They are sword shaped or oval and narrow to the base. The flowers are below the leaves. The fruit is fleshy and has 1 or 2 seeds.
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.25
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It is a subtropical plant.
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Edible fruits leaves
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:763884-1
WFO ID wfo-0000289199
COL ID 4QNVX
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Synonyms

Pygmaeothamnus chamaedendrum Canthium chamaedendrum Fadogia humilis Fadogia humilis Pachystigma humile Pachystigma humilis Pygmaeothamnus chamaedendrum var. chamaedendrum Plectronia chamaedendrum

Lower taxons

Pygmaeothamnus chamaedendrum var. setulosus