Rubiaceae
Pavetta

Pavetta nitidissima Bridson

First published in Kew Bull. 42: 255 (1987)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania (Uzungwa Mountains). It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical 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]

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

Morphology General Habit
Small glabrous tree, 3 m. tall, with one or a few main branches and short lateral branches near apex.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves drying greenish; blades narrowly oblong to oblong-elliptic or elliptic, 12–29 cm. long, 5–10 cm. wide, acute to acuminate at apex, acute to attenuated, and often unequal at base, subcoriaceous, very shiny above; bacterial nodules linear, restricted to midrib; petioles 1.3–5.5 cm. long; stipule-limbs truncate, 3–4 mm. long, sometimes becoming corky, bearing a slightly keeled lobe, 2 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Corymbs terminal on green lateral branches 25.5–28 cm. long bearing 2–3 pairs of leaves near apex, lax, 5–10 cm. across; primary inflorescence-branches 0.7–2.2 cm. long; secondary and tertiary branches present; pedicels 2–7 mm. long; bracts ovate, 1 cm. long, apiculate; bracteoles inconspicuous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx-tube ± 2 mm. long; limb-tube 1.25 mm. long, distinctly wider than tube; lobes shortly dentate, ± 0.5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla only known from bud; tube pubescent inside; lobes broadly lanceolate, ± 1 cm. long, ± 3 mm. wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit black when dry, 1 cm. in diameter.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds light brown with area surrounding cavity darker, ± 1 cm. in diameter, scarcely rugulose.
Habitat
Montane forest; 1500–1600 m.
Distribution
only known from the type collection T6
[FTEA]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/34863/9888997

Conservation
VU - vulnerable
[IUCN]

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