Pavetta schliebenii Mildbr. ex Bremek.

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

Morphology General Habit

Shrub 2–3 m. tall; branches with grey-buff bark, flaking, hairy when young.

Morphology Leaves

Leaf-blades ovate to obovate, 6.7–16 cm. long, 3.8–6.8 cm. wide, apex obtuse or rounded, with a short calloused mucro, base acute to cuneate, thinly herbaceous, sparsely hirsute on both faces, with denser spreading hairs on the nerves beneath; bacterial nodules linear, few, restricted to the midrib and bases of the lateral nerves; petiole 1–2 cm. long, hirsute; stipules ± ovate, up to 5 mm. long, shortly acuminate, sparsely pubescent outside, with dense silky hairs inside.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Corymbs terminal on leafy branches, lax, 5–10 cm. across; primary inflorescence-branches 0.5–2 cm. long; third to fourth order branches present; pedicels 3–8 mm. long, covered with stiff rust-coloured hairs; bracts ovate, 4–5 mm. long, hirsute outside, with dense silky hairs inside; bracteoles inconspicuous.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Calyx-tube 1.5–2 mm. long, densely covered with rust-coloured stiff spreading hairs; limb-tube 1.5–2 mm. long; lobes variable within each flower, lanceolate or less often linear-lanceolate or narrowly ovate, 10–12 mm. long, 2.5–4 mm. wide, obtuse, hirsute.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Corolla-tube 1.3 cm. long, 4 mm. wide at top, with a few coarse hairs outside, sparsely pubescent within; lobes oblong-oblanceolate, 14 mm. long, 4.5 mm. wide, obtuse, sparsely hirsute beneath.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style

Style up to 6 cm. long, ± 1 mm. wide, with 1–2 veins apparent.

Note

Fruit and seeds not known.

Habitat

Deciduous woodland or thicket; 250 m.

Distribution

not known elsewhere T8