Rubiaceae
Pavetta

Pavetta sennii Chiov.

First published in Fl. Somala 2: 251 (1932)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Somalia. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

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

Morphology General Habit
Shrub, c. 3 m tall; stems glabrous
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-blades obovate, 4–10´2.5–5 cm, obovate, rounded to obtuse and sometimes shortly apiculate at apex, glabrous, papery; lateral nerves in 5–6 main pairs; bacterial nodules dot-like, scattered, conspicuous; petiole 5–20 mm long; stipule limbs 1.5–3 mm long, broadly triangular or truncate, pilose inside, with up to c. 1.25 mm long tip, stiffly papery, soon breaking up
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences subumbellate, moderately compact, 2–2.5 cm wide (excl corollas); primary branches up to 5 mm long in fruit; secondary branches, if present, short; pedicels 7–9 mm long, glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx glabrous; limb-tube c. 1 mm long; lobes 3–6 mm long, 1.25–1.5 mm wide, widest above the base, linear or strap-shaped
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla-tube 6–7 mm long; lobes 5.5–7 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit c. 9 mm in diam.
Distribution
S2, 3 not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude c. 50 m.
[FSOM]

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
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

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