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Bertiera crinita

Botanic Family

Rubiaceae

Author

(A. Richard) Wittle & A.P. Davis

Common Names

• Sirontafoka (Madagascar)
• Nofotrakoho (Madagascar)
• Tsirintafika (Madagascar)
• Kafeala (Madagascar)

Geographical Habitats

• Madagascar

Natural Habitats

• Riverside

Flowering Times

• May
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov (Madagascar)

Fruiting Times

• Mar
• May
• Oct (Madagascar)

Liane, tree to 8m or shrub to 4m with green bracts. Leaves to 130mm x 35mm. Terminal racemes, white corolla, 5 white sepals, 5 white petals. White fruit with several bracts in axillary fascicles maturing blue.

Eaten by lemurs

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• Kew