Galium capense

Galium capense
Galium capense subsp. garipense flowers
Galium capense subsp. garipense habit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species:
G. capense
Binomial name
Galium capense
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Galium capense var. scabrum Sond.
    • Galium capense var. expansum (Thunb.) Sond.
    • Galium capense var. garipense (Sond.) Puff
    • Galium capense var. minus Sond.
    • Galium capense var. wittbergense (Sond.) Puff
    • Galium expansum Thunb.
    • Galium garipense Sond.
    • Galium mucronatum Thunb.
    • Galium namaquense Eckl. & Zeyh.
    • Galium wittbergense Sond.

Galium capense, the tiny tots, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to South Africa and Lesotho.[1] A scrambling perennial reaching 90 cm (35 in), it is found in rocky, damp places across South Africa.[2]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:[1]

  • Galium capense subsp. capense – Cape Provinces
  • Galium capense subsp. garipense (Sond.) Puff – entire range
  • Galium capense subsp. namaquense (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Puff – Cape Provinces

References

  1. ^ a b c "Galium capense Thunb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ^ Curtis-Scott, Odette (August 2020). Field Guide to Renosterveld of the Overberg. Penguin Random House South Africa. ISBN 9781775845812.


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