Tree;
leaves opposite, simple, elliptic, base acute, margin entire,
apex acute, with interpetiolar stipules; inflorescence a congested
compound cyme at the ends of the branches; corolla white, the
tube and lobes very short; fruit a drupe.return to: checklist; keys; family Rubiaceae
Tree;
leaves opposite, simple, elliptic, base acute, margin entire,
apex acute, with interpetiolar stipules; inflorescence a congested
compound cyme at the ends of the branches; corolla white, the
tube and lobes very short; fruit a drupe.
The primary and secondary veins are prominent by virtue of being impressed somewhat into the leaf surface, accentuated by the convex curvature of the lamina regions between adjacent secondaries.
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