| Lasianthus kilimandscharicus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Lasianthus |
| Species: | L. kilimandscharicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lasianthus kilimandscharicus K.Schum. |
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Lasianthus kilimandscharicus is a shrub or tree found in Kenya.[1] It becomes 2–7 metres (6 ft 7 in–22 ft 10 in) tall; bark smooth, grey. Leaves (narrowly) elliptic, base cuneate, apex acuminate, 9–17 centimetres (3.5–6.7 in) by 2–6 cm (0.79–2.4 in), glabrous or nearly so. Flowers white or pale purple.