Psydrax livida
Green-twigs quar | |
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In northern Gauteng, South Africa | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Psydrax |
Species: | P. livida |
Binomial name | |
Psydrax livida | |
Synonyms | |
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Psydrax livida (green-twigs quar) is an Afrotropical shrub or small tree[2] in the family Rubiaceae. It occurs in eastern and southern Africa, including Burundi, Kenya, the DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana, northern Namibia and northern South Africa.[2][3] It is deciduous or evergreen, and its green branches have an opposite and horizontal arrangement.[4]
Gallery
[edit]- Inflorescence
- Infrutescence
- Foliage and infrutescences
References
[edit]- ^ "Psydrax livida (Hiern) Bridson, Synonyms". ThePlantList (2010). Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Psydrax livida". Category: Trees. Operation Wildflower. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ Bridson, D. "Psydrax livida (Hiern) Bridson". Flora Zambesiaca, volume:5 part:2 (1998) Rubiaceae. Kew RBG. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ Hyde, M.A.; et al. "Psydrax livida (Hiern) Bridson". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
External links
[edit] Media related to Psydrax lividus at Wikimedia Commons