Psychotria peduncularis (Salisb.) Steyerm.
var. angustibracteata Verdc.

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Psychotria peduncularis var. angustibracteata

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Along path on forested slopes below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa.

Photo: Bart Wursten
Moribane Forest

Photo: Bart Wursten
Tava river, Moribane Forest

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Frequency:	Local
Status:	Native
Description:	Usually a very small shrub less than 1m tall, rarely taller in our region. leaves opposite, narrowly to broadly elliptic-oblong, somewhat obovate or lanceolate, up to c. 26 cm long but usually shorter, fairly thinly textured, mostly hairless but sometimes hairy beneath particularly on the midrib. Stipules large, up to 2.2 × 1.5 cm, 2-lobed in the apical half, sometimes ciliate on the margins. Inflorescences on a peduncle 1-9(15) cm long, compact-capitate, surrounded by involucre bracts, 7-9 mm long, distinctly longer than wide. Flowers small, white, c. 6 mm in diameter. Fruit ellipsoid, c. 1 cm long, blue to black, sometimes crowned by the persistent calyx.
Notes:	This variety is part of a large complex of taxa needing revision and it not unlikely that it may deserve specific rank. It differs from the other variety in our region, var. nyassana, by the less leathery leaves, which are sometimes hairy beneath and narrower involucral bracts, which are distinctly longer than wide.
Derivation of specific name:	peduncularis: pedunculate, referring to the stalked inflorescences; angustibracteata: with narrow bracts.
Habitat:	In the understory of submontane and riverine evergreen forest.
Altitude range:	690 - 1250 m
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Worldwide distribution:	This variety is apparently restricted to various isolated forested mountains in Zimbabwe and Mozambique, such as Chirinda Forest, Mt Gorongosa and Serra de Morrumbala.
Mozambique distribution:	Z,MS
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Endemic status:	Near Endemic
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Content last updated:	Thursday 25 April 2019
Literature:	Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 909. As Psychotria angustibracteata (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 46. As Psychotria peduncularis Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 1127 - 1128. as Psychotria peduncularis Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 104. as Psychotria peduncularis Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 93. As Psychotria angustibracteata Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 73. Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 20 - 23. (Includes a picture).

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