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GALIUM bussei Brenan var. glabrostrictius [family RUBIACEAE]
Date Updated: 19 August 2007
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (1976) Author: B. VERDCOURT
Names
GALIUM bussei Brenan var. glabrostrictius [family RUBIACEAE], in Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 8: 457(1954). Type: Zambia, Mwinilunga District, just N. of Matonchi Farm, Milne-Redhead 4283 (K, holo.!, BM, iso.!)
Information
Stems and leaves glabrous save for the nodes. Inflorescence lax and often few-flowered.
Range
DISTR. T2, 4, 7, 8
Altitude range
930–1920 m.
Distribution
TANZANIA Mbeya District Poroto Mts., 18 Mar. 1932, St. Clair-Thompson 730!TANZANIA Iringa District 11 km. Sao Hill to Igawa, 12 Dec. 1962, Richards 17005A!TANZANIA Songea District about 32 km. E. of Songea, by R. Mkurira, 26 Dec. 1955, Milne-Redhead & Taylor 7754A!
Distribution (external)
Zaire
Malawi
Zambia
Notes
Extremes of the above varieties are distinctive but many specimens are not easy to place. It might be better to recognize only varieties based on the type of inflorescence since the indumentum varies in both of these types.
Date Updated: 19 August 2007
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (1976) Author: B. VERDCOURT
Names
GALIUM bussei Brenan var. glabrostrictius [family RUBIACEAE], in Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 8: 457(1954). Type: Zambia, Mwinilunga District, just N. of Matonchi Farm, Milne-Redhead 4283 (K, holo.!, BM, iso.!)
Information
Stems and leaves glabrous save for the nodes. Inflorescence lax and often few-flowered.
Range
DISTR. T2, 4, 7, 8
Altitude range
930–1920 m.
Distribution
TANZANIA Mbeya District Poroto Mts., 18 Mar. 1932, St. Clair-Thompson 730!TANZANIA Iringa District 11 km. Sao Hill to Igawa, 12 Dec. 1962, Richards 17005A!TANZANIA Songea District about 32 km. E. of Songea, by R. Mkurira, 26 Dec. 1955, Milne-Redhead & Taylor 7754A!
Distribution (external)
Zaire
Malawi
Zambia
Notes
Extremes of the above varieties are distinctive but many specimens are not easy to place. It might be better to recognize only varieties based on the type of inflorescence since the indumentum varies in both of these types.
Date Updated: 19 August 2007
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (1976) Author: B. VERDCOURT
Names
GALIUM bussei Brenan var. glabrostrictius [family RUBIACEAE], in Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 8: 457(1954). Type: Zambia, Mwinilunga District, just N. of Matonchi Farm, Milne-Redhead 4283 (K, holo.!, BM, iso.!)
Information
Stems and leaves glabrous save for the nodes. Inflorescence lax and often few-flowered.
Range
DISTR. T2, 4, 7, 8
Altitude range
930–1920 m.
Distribution
TANZANIA Mbeya District Poroto Mts., 18 Mar. 1932, St. Clair-Thompson 730!TANZANIA Iringa District 11 km. Sao Hill to Igawa, 12 Dec. 1962, Richards 17005A!TANZANIA Songea District about 32 km. E. of Songea, by R. Mkurira, 26 Dec. 1955, Milne-Redhead & Taylor 7754A!
Distribution (external)
Zaire
Malawi
Zambia
Notes
Extremes of the above varieties are distinctive but many specimens are not easy to place. It might be better to recognize only varieties based on the type of inflorescence since the indumentum varies in both of these types.
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