Pavetta kimberleyana

Pavetta kimberleyana is a species of plant in the coffee family. It is native to northern Australia where it is largely restricted to the Kimberley region of north-western Western Australia.[3]

Pavetta kimberleyana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Rubiaceae
Genus:
Pavetta
Species:
P. kimberleyana
Binomial name
Pavetta kimberleyana

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
  1. "Pavetta kimberleyana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Reynolds, S.T. (1993). "The genus Pavetta L. (Rubiaceae) in Australia". Austrobaileya. 4 (1): 33–34, Map 5.
  3. " Pavetta kimberleyana ". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.


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