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Aidia rubens

Botanic Family

Rubiaceae

Author

(Hiern) G. Taylor

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Cameroon
• Gabon

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• riverside
• primary forest

Flowering Times

• Jan
• May (Cameroon) Mar
• Nov (Gabon)

Fruiting Times

• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• Jun
• Oct (Gabon)

Hemiepiphytic tree or woody glabrous liana to 25m. Coriaceous leaves 150mm x 55mm glabrous above, glaucous beneath. White or yellow flowers in axillary cymes 25mm diameter with small bracteoles, flowers 15mm long, calyx 7mm long. Yellow to red fruit.

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA
• Kew