Pavetta kimberleyana
Pavetta kimberleyana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Pavetta |
Species: | P. kimberleyana
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Binomial name | |
Pavetta kimberleyana |
Pavetta kimberleyana is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to northern Australia where it is largely restricted to the Kimberley region of north-western Western Australia.[3]
Description[]
It grows as a shrub or small tree to 4 m, occasionally 8 m, high. It bears white flowers from November to February.[3]
Distribution and habitat[]
It occurs on red sand or loam soils over laterite or sandstone, behind coastal dunes, along watercourses and on pindan sandplains. It is found in the Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain and Victoria Bonaparte IBRA bioregions.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Pavetta kimberleyana". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Reynolds, S.T. (1993). "The genus Pavetta L. (Rubiaceae) in Australia". Austrobaileya. 4 (1): 33–34, Map 5.
- ^ a b c " Pavetta kimberleyana ". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
Categories:
- Pavetta
- Eudicots of Western Australia
- Gentianales of Australia
- Plants described in 1993
- Taxa named by Sally T. Reynolds
- Australian eudicot stubs
- Rubiaceae stubs
- Western Australian plant stubs