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abyssinica

Taxon

Pavetta abyssinica Fresen.

Protologue Mus. Senckenberg. ii. (1837) 166; Hochst. ex A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. i. 352.BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Pavetta abyssinica--Kenya. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard., Limuru.  26 Jun 04. 095.jpg

Pavetta abyssinica--Kenya. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard., Limuru. 26 Jun 04. 095.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Pavetta abyssinica--Kenya. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard., Limuru.  26 Jun 04. 093.jpg

Pavetta abyssinica--Kenya. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard., Limuru. 26 Jun 04. 093.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pavetta abyssinica--Kenya. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard., Limuru.  26 Jun 04. 096.jpg

Pavetta abyssinica--Kenya. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard., Limuru. 26 Jun 04. 096.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Showing the global range from POWO; no georeferenced specimens for this taxon.

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

June 26, 2004

Location

Kenya, Kiambu, Limuru (Brackenhurst Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

Town of Limuru, about 30 miles northwest of Nairobi.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Pavetta

Specific Epithet

abyssinica

Authorship

Fresen.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.4

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#324,344 of 335,497

Top 97%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →