Rubiaceae
Pavetta

Pavetta burttii Bremek.

First published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 147 (1934)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Central & Central Tanzania. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

Rubiaceae, B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1976

Morphology General Habit
Shrub; young branches pubescent; older branches covered with gnarled buff bark.
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-blades rotund or broadly obovate, 6.7–15.3 cm. long, 4.6–10 cm. wide, apex rounded, apiculate or acute, base cuneate, pubescent above, tomentose beneath; bacterial nodules dot-like, small, scattered; petiole 0.5–2 cm. long, tomentose; stipules triangular, 0.6–1.2 cm. long, acuminate, pubescent outside, with few silky hairs at axils inside.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Corymbs terminal on lateral branches 1–13.5 cm. long bearing 1–2 pairs of leaves at the apex, not markedly lax, 2.5–4.5 cm. across; primary inflorescence-branches 2–3 mm. long, densely pubescent; secondary branches present; pedicels 0.15–1 cm. long, pubescent; bracts ± ovate, 5–6 mm. long, pubescent outside; bracteoles scale-like to filiform.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx pubescent to tomentose; tube 1 mm. long; limb-tube 1–1.25 mm. long, slightly wider than the tube; lobes narrowly triangular to linear, 5–8 mm. long, 0.75–1 mm. wide at base.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla-tube 2 cm. long, 1.5 mm. wide at top, glabrous or pubescent outside, not bearded at throat; lobes ± oblong, 6 mm. long, 1.5 mm. wide, acute.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit not known.
Habitat
Forest or shaded upland wooded grassland; 1500–1700 m.
Distribution
not known elsewhere T2 T5
[FTEA]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0