Rubiaceae
Pavetta

Pavetta microphylla Chiov.

First published in Fl. Somala 1: 194 (1929)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

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]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Type
C2, “Ted” near “Uddur”, Puccioni & Stefanini 265 (FT lecto.).
Morphology General Habit
Shrub, 1–2.5 m tall, sometimes scandent; stems glabrous
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-blades oblanceolate to obovate, 3–7´0.8–3 cm, rounded and sometimes±apiculate at apex, ± leathery; lateral nerves in 4–6 main pairs; bacterial nodules dot-shaped, small, numerous, scattered; petiole up to 6 mm long but often unclear; stipule limbs c. 3(–5) mm long, sometimes with up to 0.75 mm long tip
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences few- to 50-flowered, compact, 1–1.6 cm wide, excluding corollas, sometimes with a pair of supplementary inflorescences borne at pair of leaves below the main inflorescence; primary branches 3–8 mm long; secondary branches short; pedicels 0.5–3 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx-limb 0.75–2.5 mm long, divided to the middle or below into ovate or ovate-triangular lobes
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla-tube (9–)11–17 mm long; lobes 5–6´1.5–3 mm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit 6–6.5 mm in diam.
Distribution
C1, 2; S1, 2 not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude range 10–450 m.
Note
Not browsed by livestock. The name P. microphylla has previously only been used for the type material that has a slightly longer calyx than other material. However, there seems to be a complete intergradation between this and P. corradiana and we prefer to united these species here.
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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