Rothmannia lujae is a midlevel rainforest tree in the family Rubiaceae which is found in southern Nigeria and western Cameroons and edging into Congo (Kinshasa). It is primarily interesting for having an eight-inch (20 cm) diameter fruit which requires several years to mature.[1] The tree is up to one hundred feet (30 meters) in height, but only about 20 inches thick (1.6 meters girth).

Rothmannia lujae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Rothmannia
Species:
R. lujae
Binomial name
Rothmannia lujae
(De Wild.) Keay

References

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  1. ^ Hutchinson, J. LL.D.; Dalziel, J.M. M.D. (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa. London: Crown Agents for Overseas Gov'ts. pp. 124–125.