Rubiaceae
Pavetta

Pavetta mufindiensis Bridson

First published in Kew Bull. 32: 626 (1978)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania (Iringa). It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

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

Morphology General Habit
Shrub 1.5–3.5 m. tall; young branches glabrous with red-brown thin peeling bark; older branches greyish-buff.
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-blades oblanceolate or narrowly obovate, 5.5–12 cm. long, 1.8–4.4 cm. wide, apex acuminate, base cuneate, glabrous above, glabrescent with midrib pubescent to glabrescent beneath; bacterial nodules dot-like, scattered and along the nerves; petiole 0.8–1 cm. long, glabrous to glabrescent; stipule-limbs triangular, 0.7–1.1 cm. long, shortly apiculate, glabrous outside, caducous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Corymbs terminal on short lateral branches 3.5–8.5 cm. long bearing 1–2 pairs of leaves, very compact, 1.5–2 cm. across; primary inflorescence-branches absent or rarely up to 3 mm. long; secondary branches absent; pedicels 2–4 mm. long, glabrous; bracts ovate, (2–)5–7 mm. long, papery, glabrous outside, with few silky hairs inside.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx glabrous; tube 1 mm. long; limb-tube 1 mm. long; lobes narrowly triangular to linear, 5–8 mm. long, 0.5–0.75 mm. wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla-tube 1.3–1.8 cm. long, 1.5–2 mm. wide at top, glabrous outside, not bearded at throat; lobes oblong or slightly oblanceolate, 4–7 mm. long, 1–2 mm. wide, acute.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style 3–3.7 cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit black, ± 0.8 cm. across, glabrous; calyx-limb persistent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds not known.
Habitat
Evergreen forest; 1650–1900 m.
Distribution
T7 not known elsewhere
[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
    • 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