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VANGUERIA randii S. Moore [family RUBIACEAE]

Date Updated: 19 August 2007

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by D. Bridson & M. Thulin (Pavetta), J. Degreef & D. Bridson (Coptosperma), and M. Thulin (Agathisanthemum, Canthium, Carphalea, Catunaregam, Coffea, Conostomium, Diodia, Feretia, Galium, Gardenia, Heinsia, Kohautia, Lamprothamnus, Meyna, Oldenlandia, Oxyanthus, Pachystigma, Paederia, Pentanisia, Pentanopsis, Pentas, Pentodon, Plocama, Polysphaeria, Psychotria, Psydrax, Pyrostria, Rothmannia, Rubia, Rytigynia, Spermacoce, Tennantia, Tricalysia, Valantia, Vangueria, Wendlandia) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
VANGUERIA randii S. Moore [family RUBIACEAE], (1902).
Information
Shrub or small tree, 1–7(–9) m tall; stems brown, glabrous. Leaf-blades elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 2–15.5 × 0.8–6.6 cm, elliptic to oblong-elliptic; bluntly subacute to narrowly acuminate at the apex, glabrous or with both bristly hairs and much shorter hairs on the upper and particularly lower surface and usually also ciliate; stipules with base 1–2 mm long and filiform apex 2–11 mm long; petiole 3–7 mm long. Flowers in 1–3.5 cm long cymes; pedicels 1–5 mm long. Calyx-lobes 2–6(–7) mm long, linear or oblong-linear. Corolla white or greenish, glabrous; tube 2–3 mm long; lobes 2.5–3 mm long. Style 3.5–4.5 mm long; pollen presenter c. 0.75 mm long. Fruit yellow, subglobose, 1.4–2 cm in diam.; stones 3–5, each 1.3–1.5 cm long.

Date Updated: 19 August 2007

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by D. Bridson & M. Thulin (Pavetta), J. Degreef & D. Bridson (Coptosperma), and M. Thulin (Agathisanthemum, Canthium, Carphalea, Catunaregam, Coffea, Conostomium, Diodia, Feretia, Galium, Gardenia, Heinsia, Kohautia, Lamprothamnus, Meyna, Oldenlandia, Oxyanthus, Pachystigma, Paederia, Pentanisia, Pentanopsis, Pentas, Pentodon, Plocama, Polysphaeria, Psychotria, Psydrax, Pyrostria, Rothmannia, Rubia, Rytigynia, Spermacoce, Tennantia, Tricalysia, Valantia, Vangueria, Wendlandia) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
VANGUERIA randii S. Moore [family RUBIACEAE], (1902).
Information
Shrub or small tree, 1–7(–9) m tall; stems brown, glabrous. Leaf-blades elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 2–15.5 × 0.8–6.6 cm, elliptic to oblong-elliptic; bluntly subacute to narrowly acuminate at the apex, glabrous or with both bristly hairs and much shorter hairs on the upper and particularly lower surface and usually also ciliate; stipules with base 1–2 mm long and filiform apex 2–11 mm long; petiole 3–7 mm long. Flowers in 1–3.5 cm long cymes; pedicels 1–5 mm long. Calyx-lobes 2–6(–7) mm long, linear or oblong-linear. Corolla white or greenish, glabrous; tube 2–3 mm long; lobes 2.5–3 mm long. Style 3.5–4.5 mm long; pollen presenter c. 0.75 mm long. Fruit yellow, subglobose, 1.4–2 cm in diam.; stones 3–5, each 1.3–1.5 cm long.

Date Updated: 19 August 2007

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by D. Bridson & M. Thulin (Pavetta), J. Degreef & D. Bridson (Coptosperma), and M. Thulin (Agathisanthemum, Canthium, Carphalea, Catunaregam, Coffea, Conostomium, Diodia, Feretia, Galium, Gardenia, Heinsia, Kohautia, Lamprothamnus, Meyna, Oldenlandia, Oxyanthus, Pachystigma, Paederia, Pentanisia, Pentanopsis, Pentas, Pentodon, Plocama, Polysphaeria, Psychotria, Psydrax, Pyrostria, Rothmannia, Rubia, Rytigynia, Spermacoce, Tennantia, Tricalysia, Valantia, Vangueria, Wendlandia) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
VANGUERIA randii S. Moore [family RUBIACEAE], (1902).
Information
Shrub or small tree, 1–7(–9) m tall; stems brown, glabrous. Leaf-blades elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 2–15.5 × 0.8–6.6 cm, elliptic to oblong-elliptic; bluntly subacute to narrowly acuminate at the apex, glabrous or with both bristly hairs and much shorter hairs on the upper and particularly lower surface and usually also ciliate; stipules with base 1–2 mm long and filiform apex 2–11 mm long; petiole 3–7 mm long. Flowers in 1–3.5 cm long cymes; pedicels 1–5 mm long. Calyx-lobes 2–6(–7) mm long, linear or oblong-linear. Corolla white or greenish, glabrous; tube 2–3 mm long; lobes 2.5–3 mm long. Style 3.5–4.5 mm long; pollen presenter c. 0.75 mm long. Fruit yellow, subglobose, 1.4–2 cm in diam.; stones 3–5, each 1.3–1.5 cm long.
VANGUERIA randii S. Moore [family RUBIACEAE]
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