Mitriostigma axillare Hochst.

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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of South Africa
RUBIACEAE
Mitriostigma axillare Hochst.
det. T, Abbatt, 2000
South Africa. West Cape, Transkei. Daya Forest, top of ridge, N-
side. 31° 17' 925 S: 29° 59’ 203 E.
Forest, river, soil; sand, well-drained, sandstone.
Shrub to dwarf shrub; perennial, 0.4-2.2m, stem; single, thin or
multistemmed, scruffy, new growth bright green, stems distinct,
chiasma, bilobed, flattend, leaves; large, 4-7x8-14, entire, smooth,
wavy margins, fruit; in clusters, heads green turning yellow on
ripening, pear shaped, 2-10cm, in last 1-3 leaf axils, 20x12mm,
common, native.
Collected by: Robert Brand & S. Kay, B. & C. Logie, J.
Ackerman 329
22 November 2000
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