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.
| Lasianthus kilimandscharicus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Lasianthus |
| Species: | L. kilimandscharicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lasianthus kilimandscharicus | |
References
- 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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