Plocama pendula Aiton is a plant in the Rubiaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Plocama pendula Aiton

Plocama pendula Aiton

Plocama pendula is an endemic Canary Islands flowering shrub in the coffee family with narrow leaves, tiny flowers, and black berries.

Family
Genus
Plocama
Order
Gentianales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Plocama pendula Aiton

Plocama pendula Aiton is a species of flowering plant that belongs to Rubiaceae, the coffee family. This species is endemic to the Canary Islands. It grows as a shrub that reaches up to 2 meters (6 feet 7 inches) in height. It has very narrow, filiform leaves and tiny flowers, which grow clustered near the tips of its slender, pendulous hanging branches. Its fruit is a black berry.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Rubiaceae Plocama

More from Rubiaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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