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Keetia hispida

Botanic Family

Rubiaceae

Author

(Bentham) Bridson

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Burundi
• Cameroon
• Congo
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Guinea Bissau
• Ivory Coast
• Liberia
• Nigeria
• Sierra Leone
• South Africa
• Togo
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Montane

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Sep

Twining hispid liane or climbing unarmed shrub with leaves 175mm x 75mm pilose on midrib margins & beneath, green fruit, panicles 50mm diameter, of 6mm long white flowers, pilose-pubescent calyx tube with 5 teeth, corolla glabrous outside with hairy throat, entire plant with dark brown stiff hairs

Further References

• Mobot
• Botanicus
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA
• Kew