Category Archives: Rubiaceae
Marmalade of the Coffee Family – Alibertia edulis
A rather innocuous-looking shrub bloomed, scantily, recently. The flowers are appealing, though, and the plant was just calling out for identification. One look at the stem between the leaves and I knew immediately what family it probably was in. What … Continue reading
Sepals
Agro of Midora has been doing some interesting hands-on work as he learns plant identification. He did a great job working through the identification of an Ixora plant in his front yard. It’s really worth your while to go look … Continue reading
Palicourea, another coffee relative
I nailed this one pretty much by accident yesterday. I had it pegged as a member of the coffee or madder family (Rubiaceae) because it has simple, opposite leaves with no teeth or lobes stipules (sometimes described as leaflike appendages) … Continue reading
Psychotria poeppigiana: Hot Lips of the Coffee Family
Note: This plant was identified faster than I would have believed possible by Nuytsia (blog, Flickr photos), based on his examination of the images I posted at Flickr. Thanks, Nuytsia! I found this plant growing in the understory of a … Continue reading
