Category Archives: Rubiaceae

Rubiaceae

Argocoffeopsis rupestris

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Argocoffeopsis rupestris


Rubiaceae


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Habit

Shrub


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Forest


Geographic Distribution

Liberia


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

Coffea rupestris


Author (Species)

(Hiern) Robbrecht


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

BJBB 51: 369


Vouchers

de Koning 458 (WAG); van Harten 312 (WAG)


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

-

Corynanthe pachyceras

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Corynanthe pachyceras


Rubiaceae


Corynanthe pachyceras, leaf, flowerCorynanthe pachyceras, leaf, flower


Habit

Tree


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Forest


Geographic Distribution

Liberia


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

-


Author (Species)

K.Schum.


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

B.J.Linn.Soc. 120: 303


Vouchers

Bos 2886 (K, WAG); Jongkind 7195 (WAG)


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

Small tortuous understory tree of the rainforest, sometimes reaching 50 cm Ø.; slit domatia present; interpetiolar stipules type 0; twigs with conspicuous scars at nodes; venation scalariform.

Chazaliella sciadephora

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Chazaliella sciadephora


Rubiaceae


Chazaliella sciadephoraChazaliella sciadephora


Habit

Shrub


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Forest


Geographic Distribution

Liberia


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

Psychotria sciadephora


Author (Species)

(Hiern) Petit & Verdcourt


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

Kew Bull. 31: 790


Vouchers

Adam 27460 (WAG); Jongkind 6619 (WAG)


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

-

Cremaspora triflora

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Cremaspora triflora


Rubiaceae


Cremaspora trifloraCremaspora triflora


Habit

Liana


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Forest


Geographic Distribution

Liberia


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

-


Author (Species)

(Thonning) K.Schum.


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

FWTA 2: 147


Vouchers

Baldwin 13264 (K); Jongkind 7278 (WAG)


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

-

Rothmannia urcelliformis

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Rothmannia urcelliformis


Rubiaceae


Rothmannia urcelliformis, leaf and flowerRothmannia urcelliformis, leaf and flower


Habit

Tree


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Forest


Geographic Distribution

Liberia (likely to occur)


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

-


Author (Species)

(Hiern) Bullock ex Robyns


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

BJBB 65: 226


Vouchers

-


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

Small understory tree of semi deciduous and drier forest, up to 15 cm Ø, resembling R. hispida: petiole, midrib and laterals hairy beneath. Leaves simple, in whorls of three; interpetiolar stipules ± type 10. Big round fruits.

Chassalia elongata

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Chassalia elongata


Rubiaceae


Chassalia elongataChassalia elongata


Habit

Shrub


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Forest


Geographic Distribution

Liberia (endemic)


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

-


Author (Species)

Hutch. & Dalziel


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

FWTA 2: 192


Vouchers

Cooper 33 (K); Jongkind 5716 (WAG)


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

-

Diodia rubicosa

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Diodia rubicosa


Rubiaceae


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Habit

Herb


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Cultivated Areas


Geographic Distribution

Liberia


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

-


Author (Species)

Hiern


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

FWTA 2: 216


Vouchers

Jansen 809 (BR, K, WAG); de Wilde 3693 (WAG)


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

-

Empogona coriacea

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Empogona coriacea


Rubiaceae


Empogona coriacaea, leaf, fruit/seedEmpogona coriacaea, leaf, fruit/seed


Habit

Tree


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Forest


Geographic Distribution

Liberia


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

Tricalysia coriacea, T. vignei


Author (Species)

(Sond.) J. Tosh & Robbr.


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

Ann. Miss. Bot. Gard. 96: 207


Vouchers

Blyden 2045 (WAG); Jansen 952 (BR, K, WAG)


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

Small shrub or tree with very coriaceous leaves of (brackish) swamp forests, locally abundant. Leaves simple, opposite, with interpetiolar stipules type 11. Pit domatia with hairs; venation ± lax-scalariform. Syn.: Tricalysia vignei, Tricalysia coriacea.

Tricalysia pallens

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Tricalysia pallens


Rubiaceae


Tricalysia pallens, leafTricalysia pallens, leaf


Habit

Shrub


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Forest


Geographic Distribution

Liberia


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

-


Author (Species)

Hiern


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

BJBB 57: 114


Vouchers

Dinklage 3370 (BR); Harley 1155 (K, WAG)


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

Treelet of wet forests, to 4 m with finely hairy, pale yellow, corky twigs; bark often exfoliating conspicuously. Leaves simple, opposite, with interpetiolar stipules with collar and awn; blade 6 – 16 cm long, oblanceolate, with finely mucronate at the tip; ± 4 pairs of ascending laterals; pit domatia in axils of laterals.

Coffea liberica

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Coffea liberica


Rubiaceae


Coffea liberica, leaf, flower, fruit/seedCoffea liberica, leaf, flower, fruit/seed


Habit

Tree


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Forest


Geographic Distribution

Liberia


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

-


Author (Species)

Bull ex Hiern


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

FWTA 2: 154


Vouchers

Jongkind 9129 (WAG); Vogel 63 (K)


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

Shrub or small tree up to 12 m tall. Cultivated in all tropics for its strongly flavoured coffee beans. Coffea species usually have distinct pit domatia in the axil of the laterals. Leaves simple, opposite, with interpetiolar stipules type 10 or type 13; midrib prominent above.