Rubiaceae FAMILY

Pavetta lanceolata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pavetta lanceolata is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow from 1 - 7 metres tall[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. 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

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - Mozambique, Swaziland, eastern S. Africa.

HabitatForest magins, rocky hillsides, sometimes in lowland riverine bush[ 394 Title Flora Capensis Publication Author Hiern. W.P.; Brown N.E. Website http://www.aluka.org/action/doBrowse?sa=1&st=662543&execbr=&sls= Publisher Year 1909 ISBN 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. , 974 Title Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants Publication 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. ].