Pavetta polyantha Wall. belongs to the Rubiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Pavetta polyantha, D. Boufford 44163--China. Yunnan. Bu Long Net. Res. on XK15. DSC03104 (206).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Pavetta
Specific Epithet
polyantha
Authorship
Wall.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
China, Yunnan, Menghai Xian.
21.578611, 100.333333
Location Remarks
Xishuangbanna Daizuzi-Zhizhou; west of Bulongshan-Xiang along the Nanmei-he (Nanmei River) on county road K15. Mixed broadleaved evergreen and deciduous forest (appears uncut) with diverse mixture of trees, many more than 30 m tall, and tree ferns; trees with many epiphytes (mostly pteridophytes) and lianas and climbing Araceae. 1120-1130 m. elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Han Huang, Zhuo Zhou
Notes
At crest of steep bank at edge of forest, mostly in shade all day. Shrub, ca. 2 m tall; most leaves flowering shoots damaged by insects; calyx green; corolla white.
