Galium ruwenzoriense

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Galium ruwenzoriense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
(unranked) Euasterids I
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Tribe: Rubieae
Genus: Galium
Species: G. ruwenzoriense
Binomial name
Galium ruwenzoriense
(Cortesi) Chiov.
Synonyms

Galium afroalpinum Bullock
Galium mildbraedii K.Krause
Galium serratohamatum S.Moore
Rubia ruwenzoriensis Cortesi [1]

Galium ruwenzoriense is a member of the family Rubiaceae and species of the genus Galium who lives at altitudes between 2,700 and 4,050 meters (8,900 - 13,300 ft) in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

A vining, scrambling[2] or "clambering plant", adapted to this way of growing by numerous minute hooks on the edges of leaf and stem[3] A "fine climber" with bristly leaves Galium ruwenzoriense can be found growing "on" the giant groundsel (Dendrosenecio) of the mountain range of its namesake.[4]

Galium ruwenzoriense has small greenish flowers and large red to black berries.[4]


[edit] References

  1. ^ Galium ruwenzoriense (Cortesi) Chiov. record n° 86627 (HTML). African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
  2. ^ a b Aluka. Entry for GALIUM ruwenzoriense (Cortesi) Chiov. [family RUBIACEAE] (HTML). African Plants. Ithaka Harbors, Inc. DOI:10.5555/AL.AP.FLORA.FTEA008449. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
  3. ^ Richard W Byrne (University of St Andrews). The maker not the tool: The cognitive significance of great ape manual skills. (PDF). Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
  4. ^ a b H. Peter Linder and Berit Gehrke (2 March 2006). Common plants of the Rwenzori, particularly the upper zones (PDF). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of Zurich. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
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