Rubiaceae
Galium

Galium glaciale K.Krause

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 159 (1909)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is DR Congo to E. Tropical Africa. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Rubiaceae, B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1976

Morphology General Habit
Dwarf ± erect or procumbent herb with prostrate or ascending stems 2.5–15(–20) cm. long, glabrous, pubescent or slightly prickly from a creeping lower stem.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves green to purplish, in whorls of 3–6; blades oblanceolate or spathulate, widest near the apex, 2.5–8 mm. long, 1–2.5 mm. wide, with a short triangular acute acumen at the tip, gradually attenuated to the base, glabrous or with a few sparse hairs, the margins only very slightly recurved, without or with only a few recurved prickles.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences 1–2(–4)-flowered, on short lateral shoots 3–4 mm. long, bearing 1–2 leaf-like bracts; flowers shortly pedicellate or sessile, but fruiting pedicels up to 2 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx-tube ovoid, 0.6–0.9 mm. long, 0.6–0.8 mm. wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla greenish cream or pink; tube 0.15–0.3 mm. long; lobes ovate, 0.6–1.2 mm. long, 0.5–0.6(–0.8) mm. wide, acute.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit black, 1.5–2.3 mm. long, 2.5–3 mm. wide, glabrous, the epicarp papery in the dry state; cocci black, ovoid, 1.7 mm. long, 1.1 mm. wide, wrinkled or in case of fruit reduced to 1 subglobose coccus, 3 mm. long, 2.5 mm. wide.
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0