Otomeria guineensisBenth. [family RUBIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by F. Niyongabo, 2008
Related name
Otiophora unrecorded
Otomeria guineensis
Otomeria cameronica
Tapinopentas latifolia
Flora
Entry for OTOMERIA guineensis Benth. [family RUBIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 1, page 33, (1877) Author: (By Mr. W. P. Hiern.)
Names
OTOMERIA guineensisBenth. [family RUBIACEAE], in Hook. Niger Fl. 405.
Information
Somewhat shrubby, hirsute above, 1–2 ft. high, branched. Leaves ovate, rather obtusely pointed or apiculate, narrowed at the base, puberulous on the veins above, hairy on the veins beneath; 1/2–1 1/2 by 1/4– 4/5 in.; petiole 1/12– 1/6 in. long; stipules plurisetose, pilose-hirsute. Spikes solitary or three together, 3–12 in. long. Flowers about 3/8 in. long, crowded above, more distant below. Calyx nearly glabrous, the long lobe 1/6– 1/5 in. long, the small lobes short. Capsule about 1/6 in. long.
Distribution
Upper Guinea Grand Bassa, Niger, Th. Vogel! Ansell! Dr. McWilliam!
