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Canthium inerme

Botanic Family

Rubiaceae

Author

(Linnaeus f.) Kuntze

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Mozambique
• Cape Province
• Natal
• Northern Provinces - South Africa
• Swaziland
• Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

• Rain forest
• forest margin
• woodland
• montane areas

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Occasionally scandent glabrous shrub or tree armed with paired spines. Papery leaves 100mm x 45mm. Cymes of 4-40 flowers, glabrous calyx tube to 1.25mm long, cream to yellowish corolla, tube to 3mm long pubescent in throat, triangular lobes 3mm x 2mm. Fruit 15mm x 10mm.

Further References

• Jstor
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• FZ