Rubiaceae
Pavetta

Pavetta teitana K.Schum.

First published in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 389 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/84488870/84547786

Conservation
VU - vulnerable
[IUCN]

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]

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

Morphology General Habit
Evergreen shrub or small tree 1.2–7 m. tall; young branches puberulous; older branches with thin grey or brown bark.
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-blades lanceolate-oblong, 9–18 cm. long, 2.5–5.5 cm. wide, apex acute to slightly acuminate, base acute to cuneate, bullate, shiny, glabrous above, finely tomentose with prominent nerves beneath, margins revolute; bacterial nodules small, slightly raised or punctate above, few to numerous, scattered; petiole 0.7–1.4 cm. long, puberulous, stipule-limbs pale buff-coloured, papery, truncate 3–5 mm. deep, puberulous outside, silky hairs absent inside; arista 4.6–8 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Corymbs terminal on main branches, often with additional paired inflorescence-branches from the next node down, many-flowered, crowded, 9–15 cm. across; primary inflorescence-branches 1–2.4 cm. long, sparsely puberulous to puberulous; 2nd–5th order branches present; pedicels 1–5 mm. long, puberulous; bracts 2–5 mm. long; bracteoles inconspicuous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx puberulous; tube 1–1.25 mm. long; limb-tube 1–1.5 mm. long, wider than the tube; lobes transversely oblong, rounded to obtuse, ± 0.5 mm. long, 1–1.5 mm. wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla-tube (7–)8–9 mm. long, 2 mm. wide at top, glabrous or very sparsely puberulous outside, hairy at the throat, becoming glabrous towards the base inside; lobes oblong-lanceolate, 5–6(–7) mm. long, 1.5–2 mm. wide, obtuse to rounded, ciliate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit black, 7–8 mm. in diameter, sparsely puberulous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seed, 5 mm. wide; convex face slightly rugulose.
Figures
Fig. 109.
Habitat
Forest margins, especially on rocky ground; 740–1700 m.
Distribution
not known elsewhere K4 K6 K7
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • 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