Lasianthus kilimandscharicus

Lasianthus kilimandscharicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Lasianthus
Species: L. kilimandscharicus
Binomial name
Lasianthus kilimandscharicus

Lasianthus kilimandscharicus is a shrub or tree found in Kenya.[1] It becomes 2–7 metres (6 ft 7 in–23 ft 0 in) tall; bark smooth, grey. Leaves (narrowly) elliptic, base cuneate, apex acuminate, 9–17 centimetres (3.5–6.7 in) by 2–6 cm (0.79–2.36 in), glabrous or nearly so. Flowers white or pale purple.

References

  1. ↑ Beentje, Henk (1994). Kenya Trees shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museums of Kenya. p. 520. ISBN 9966-9861-0-3.


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