Monographs Details:
Authority:
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
Family:
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
Description:
Species Description - A vine, creeping or low-climbing, sometimes 1.5 m. long, usually shorter. Branches short; leaves ovate, lanceolate or elliptic, small, 2-4.5 cm. long, varying from acute to obtuse at the apex, narrowed at the base, coriaceous, dark green and shining above, paler and dull beneath, the midvein impressed on the under side, the lateral veins few and obscure, the petiole slender, 2-3 mm. long; racemes few-flowered, shorter than the leaves or about equalling them; pedicels about as long as the calyx, or sometimes a little longer; calyx campanulate 2 mm. long; corolla funnelform-eampanulate, about 5 mm. long, white or purple changing to yellow; berry white, somewhat compressed, 4-6 mm. in diameter.
Species Description - A vine, creeping or low-climbing, sometimes 1.5 m. long, usually shorter. Branches short; leaves ovate, lanceolate or elliptic, small, 2-4.5 cm. long, varying from acute to obtuse at the apex, narrowed at the base, coriaceous, dark green and shining above, paler and dull beneath, the midvein impressed on the under side, the lateral veins few and obscure, the petiole slender, 2-3 mm. long; racemes few-flowered, shorter than the leaves or about equalling them; pedicels about as long as the calyx, or sometimes a little longer; calyx campanulate 2 mm. long; corolla funnelform-eampanulate, about 5 mm. long, white or purple changing to yellow; berry white, somewhat compressed, 4-6 mm. in diameter.
Distribution:
Great Abaco Bahamas South America| Grand Bahama Bahamas South America| Andros Island Bahamas South America| New Providence Bahamas South America| Cat Island Bahamas South America| Florida United States of America North America|
Great Abaco Bahamas South America| Grand Bahama Bahamas South America| Andros Island Bahamas South America| New Providence Bahamas South America| Cat Island Bahamas South America| Florida United States of America North America|