Pavetta lanceolata
Eckl.
Rubiaceae
Ixora lanceolata (Eckl.) Kuntze
Pavetta alexandrae Bremek.
Pavetta opaca Bremek.
Pavetta tristis Bremek.
Common Name:
Close-up of the flowers of a plant growing at Jardín Botánico de Barcelona.
Photograph by: Consultaplantas
Close-up of the flowers of a plant growing at Jardín Botánico de Barcelona.
Photograph by: Consultaplantas
Developing fruit of a plant in Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, Roodepoort, South Africa
Photograph by: JMK
General Information
Pavetta lanceolata is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow from 1 - 7 metres tall[
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- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its scented floral display and fruits
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Southern Africa - Mozambique, Swaziland, eastern S. Africa.
Habitat
Forest magins, rocky hillsides, sometimes in lowland riverine bush[
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- Flora Capensis
- Publication
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- Author
- Hiern. W.P.; Brown N.E.
- Website
- http://www.aluka.org/action/doBrowse?sa=1&st=662543&execbr=&sls=
- Publisher
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- Year
- 1909
- ISBN
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- Description
- Rather dated, and many of the botanical names have been changed since it was written, but contains a wealth of information about plants of southern Africa. It can be downloaded or viewed online.
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974- Title
- Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants
- Publication
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- Author
- Ahmed Fayaz
- Publisher
- Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 978-1-55407-489
- Description
- A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 3.50 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Prefers a position in full sun, growing best in a fertile, humus-rich but well-drained soil[
974- Title
- Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants
- Publication
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- Author
- Ahmed Fayaz
- Publisher
- Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 978-1-55407-489
- Description
- A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
].
Many Pavetta species, including this one, produce leaves with bacterial nodes - these bacteria live in symbiosis with the plant and pass into any seeds that are produced, thus seedlings are already inocculated with the bacteria[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
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- Year
- 0
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- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
]. It is not certain what function the bacteria play, theories include nitrogen-fixation, growth-regulation and making the leaves poisonous to livestock[
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- PlantZAfrica.com
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.plantzafrica.com
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants.
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Edible Uses
Leaves - cooked and eaten as a vegetable[
295- Title
- PlantZAfrica.com
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.plantzafrica.com
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants.
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Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
Cuttings
Air layering
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
