Rubiaceae
Galium

Galium simense Fresen.

First published in Mus. Senckenberg. 2: 165 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical African Mountains. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Rubiaceae, F. N. Hepper & R. W. J. Keay. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2. 1963

Morphology General Habit
Straggling herb with slender stems about 6 ft. long, readily clinging to clothes, skin, etc.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers yellowish-green or white
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruits black
Ecology
In montane thickets.
[FWTA]

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
Straggling or climbing herb 0.5–2.4 m. long; stems weak, mostly with small prickles but otherwise glabrous (except for a hairy ring at the nodes), or with sparse curved hairs when young.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves and stipules in whorls of 4–8; blades linear-oblanceolate, 0.5–3.2(–4) cm. long, 1–2.5(–4) mm. wide, with a distinct acumen at the apex, often deflexed, cuneate at the base, glabrous and often somewhat shining but margins and midnerve with very recurved coarse prickles making the whole plant harshly adhesive.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Cymes ± condensed, 0.3–0.5 cm. long, and some flowers solitary; pedicels 0–2 mm. long or, in case of solitary flowers, up to 0.8–1.4 cm. long in fruit.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx-tube biglobose, 0.35–0.6 mm. long, 0.4–0.85 mm. wide, glabrous, with clusters of large cells around the rim.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla white, green or yellowish green, ± 4 mm. wide; tube 0.3–0.4 mm. long; lobes narrowly triangular, 1.3–1.7 mm. long, 0.7–0.8 mm. wide, acute and with an inflexed acumen.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruits black or purplish black and fleshy; cocci 2.5–3.5 mm. in diameter, glabrous (see note).
Habitat
Undergrowth of forest edges, bushland, woodland, etc., also in rough pasture, swamps with tall sedge borders; 1500–2700 m.
Distribution
K3 K4 T4 U2
[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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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