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green-twigs quar (Psydrax livida)

Description

Psydrax livida (green-twigs quar) is an Afrotropical shrub or small tree in the Rubiaceae family.It occurs in eastern and southern Africa,including Burundi,Kenya,the DRC,Tanzania,Malawi,Mozambique,Zambia,Zimbabwe,Angola,Botswana,northern Namibia and northern South Africa.It is deciduous or evergreen,and its green branches have an opposite and horizontal arrangement.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Gentianales

            • Family: Rubiaceae

              • Genus: Psydrax