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Calochone acuminata

Botanic Family

Rubiaceae

Author

Keay

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Cameroon
• Gabon

Natural Habitats

• Secondary forest
• riverside
• dense forest
• forest edge

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar (Cameroon) Oct (Gabon)

Fruiting Times

Liana to 10m or shrub with hairy stems. Hairy mucronate leaves to 300mm x 180mm with nerves and mid-rib red beneath. Terminal cymes to 50 flowers. Green calyx with tube to 10mm & lobes to 8mm, orange-red showy flowers, corolla to 45mm diameter, corolla tube to 55mm & lobes to 35mm x 25mm, 6 petals.

Further References

• Mobot
• Kew
• The Plant List 2
• Jstor
• MNHN