return to: checklist; keys; family Rubiaceae
Small
tree; trunk surface slightly rippled in old specimens; bark mottled
in shades of gray and tan; leaves opposite, simple, elliptic,
oglong or obovate, notably short-petiolate, base rounded or obtuse,
margin entire, apex acute to obtuse, densely pubescent; flowers
in axillary cymes, short-pedicelled; fruits fleshy, the surface
finely hairy.
Additional images: