Galium ruwenzoriense | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Galium |
Species: | G. ruwenzoriense
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Binomial name | |
Galium ruwenzoriense | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Galium ruwenzoriense is a member of the family Rubiaceae which grows at the mid-altitudes of 2,700 to 4,050 meters (8,900 – 13,300 ft) in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Zaïre ( Congo-Kinshasa or Democratic Republic of the Congo). [2]
Galium ruwenzoriense forms vines, and spreads vegetatively by means of runners. [2] It climbs, attaching to surfaces with rows of small hooks along the edges of its leaves and stems [3]
It has bristly leaves, deep red or even black berries, and small, light green flowers. [4]
Galium ruwenzoriense | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Galium |
Species: | G. ruwenzoriense
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Binomial name | |
Galium ruwenzoriense | |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
Galium ruwenzoriense is a member of the family Rubiaceae which grows at the mid-altitudes of 2,700 to 4,050 meters (8,900 – 13,300 ft) in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Zaïre ( Congo-Kinshasa or Democratic Republic of the Congo). [2]
Galium ruwenzoriense forms vines, and spreads vegetatively by means of runners. [2] It climbs, attaching to surfaces with rows of small hooks along the edges of its leaves and stems [3]
It has bristly leaves, deep red or even black berries, and small, light green flowers. [4]