| Synonyms: |
Temnocalyx fuchsioides Welw. ex Oliv |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Suffrutex 0.3-1.5 m tall. Leaves 3-4-whorled. Inflorescence glabrous, 1-3-flowered, peduncle, calyx and corolla in bud red; corolla tube straight, 1.4-2.7 cm long, lobes pale cream to yellow inside, contrasting sharply in the open flower with the red colour of outer parts. Style 28-34 mm long, pollen presenter large, broadly obconic-coroniform. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, Angola, D. R. Congo, Tanzania, Malawi |
| FZ divisions: | S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. (1998). Rubiaceae, Part 2 Flora Zambesiaca 5(2) Page 281. |