Psydrax livida

Green-twigs quar
In northern Gauteng, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • Canthium clityophyllum Bullock
  • C. gymnosporioides Launert
  • C. huillense Hiern
  • Plectronia heliotropiodora K.Schum. & K.Krause
  • P. huillensis (Hiern) K.Schum.
  • P. junodii Burtt Davy
  • et al.[1]

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]

  • Inflorescence
    Inflorescence
  • Infrutescence
    Infrutescence
  • Foliage and infrutescences
    Foliage and infrutescences

References

  1. ^ "Psydrax livida (Hiern) Bridson, Synonyms". ThePlantList (2010). Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Psydrax livida". Category: Trees. Operation Wildflower. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. ^ Bridson, D. "Psydrax livida (Hiern) Bridson". Flora Zambesiaca, volume:5 part:2 (1998) Rubiaceae. Kew RBG. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  4. ^ Hyde, M.A.; et al. "Psydrax livida (Hiern) Bridson". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 23 January 2013.

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