Rothmannia globosa

''Rothmannia globosa'' is a small but highly decorative South Africa, South African tree of the family Rubiaceae. It occurs in evergreen forest and along forest margins in the Eastern Cape and north to Limpopo Province and Eswatini.

Bark is greyish-brown with rectangular markings. Leaves are glossy, often with yellowish to maroon veins on the underside with acarodomatia in the axils – acarodomatia are common in this family and are a useful diagnostic character. The specific name refers to the spherical fruits of about 25mm diameter.

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Rothmannia, globosa
Trees of South Africa
Ornamental trees
Taxa named by Ronald William John Keay

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