Psydrax livida

Green-twigs quar
In northern Gauteng, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Vanguerieae
Genus: Psydrax
Species: P. livida
Binomial name
Psydrax livida
(Hiern) Bridson
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]

The Green-twigs quar (Psydrax livida) is an Afrotropical shrub or small tree[2] in the Rubiaceae family. 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Psydrax livida (Hiern) Bridson, Synonyms". ThePlantList (2010). Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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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