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Gynochthodes rigida

Botanic Family

Rubiaceae

Author

(Miquel) Razafimandimbison & B. Bremer

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Borneo
• Brunei
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Negeri Sembilan - Malaysia
• Singapore
• Thailand

Natural Habitats

• Forest understorey
• swamp forest
• coastal
• lowland to montane forest. Medicinal uses

Flowering Times

• Oct
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Dec

Stout hairy liana with thick coriaceous leaves 100mm x 37mm, terminal inflorescence of fragrant white flowers aging yellow, calyx to 5mm across, corolla tube to 25mm long woolly in mouth, lobes woolly inside, green or blue-black fruit to 20mm diameter

Further References

• Mobot
• HKU
• FOMP
• GBS
• Kew